By Nathaniel Otaba For several years, indigenes of Opaka, Ebo, Okpodon, Wanokom, Wanikande, and Uju rural communities in Yala local government area, northern Cross River State gropped in agony of not just poverty but sheer lack of basic social amenities, like access road, power supply just to mention a few. According to some of the…
By Our Reporter The Deputy Chief Press Secretary (DCPS) to Governor Bassey Otu, Mr Edem Darlington, has reacted to an article written by a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Austin Ibok, which is believed to have portrayed Governor Otu’s administration in bad light. In his reaction, titled ‘Austin Ibok, I pray knowledge…
Calabar, Nigeria – In line with the Climate Change and the Green Economy Commission law of Cross River State, Governor Bassey Edet Otu has approved the constitution of two statutory bodies, namely the State Council on Climate Change and the State Green Economy Commission. According to a press statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Mr Nsa…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Projects/Programmes Monitoring and Evaluation (DPPME), Mr Rapheal Morphy, has lauded the Governor for demonstrating good governance through the execution of numerous projects within the last one and a half years in office as proof of his stewardship in Cross River State. The Special Adviser…
Calabar, Nigeria – Governor Bassey Otu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Cross River State workers. Converseer reports that the State Government reached an agreement with Organised Labour regarding the payment of the new national minimum wage on December 1, at the Governor’s temporary office in Calabar. The agreement includes a consequential adjustment across all…
Washington, D.C. – United States President-elect Donald Trump has warned BRICS nations against plans to replace the U.S. dollar in global trade, threatening 100% tariffs on their exports to the United States. Writing on Truth Social, Trump demanded a commitment from the group—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—that they would not pursue a…
