OPINION By Nsa Gill Welcome to Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State in the South-South geo-political zone and crude oil and gas-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, Known for its rich history and cultural heritage, a reputation that faced the challenge of neglect and near abandonment in the recent past. The current administration,…
By Magnus Effiong Clan heads and other leaders of the Efut Combined Assembly (ECA), whose certificates were reportedly withdrawn by the Munene of the Efuts, Prof Itam Hogan Itam, have described the said withdrawal of their certificates as jokes taken too far. Their position was contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary-General of…
OPINION By Etim Etim Akwa Ibom State government has the largest social welfare programmes in almost every sector in the country, but adding free football tickets could be counterproductive. The government provides free education for all primary and secondary school students with free books, and this has been going on since 1999. It pays about…
OPINION By Olufemi Jacob Access Bank Group is in a jubilant mood. It’s about to open its rights issue through which it hopes to raise a whopping N356 billion that would shore up its capital base above the mandatory N500 billion. Just as the executives were working hard to finalize the fine details of regulatory…
By Magnus Effiong The Efik kingdom may soon experience lasting peace among various contenders and interest groups which had been at daggers drawn over succession to the throne of the Obong of Calabar, PillarToday gathered at the weekend. Recall that the Palace had late last year, in response to an advice by the State government,…
 By Edet-Honesty Effiong In an essentially pedestrian, agro – centric, rural economy, infrastructure means Roads. And in socioeconomic governance, road means growth and development. This basically underscores the overwhelming importance of road infrastructure in the overall well-being of a people. Today, Akwa Ibom State is rated as the State with best network of roads…
