Forest Protection: PADIC-Africa Trains 120 Eco-Guards in New Ekuri

Forest Protection: PADIC-Africa Trains 120 Eco-Guards in New Ekuri

The new trainees and some officials. By Anietie Akpan The Panacea for Developmental and Infrastructural Challenges for Africa Initiative (PADIC-Africa) has so far trained 120 Eco-Guards to check the increasing threat of illegal logging and forest exploitation in the Ekuri rainforest of Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) in Cross River State. In the latest training…

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UK Visit: History Will Be kind to President Tinubu- Ibrahim

UK Visit: History Will Be kind to President Tinubu- Ibrahim

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (left) with the British Monarchy Charles III, By Anietie Akpan The Chairman Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his recent diplomatic engagement in the United Kingdom, describing the visit as a strategic move that reinforces Nigeria’s global relevance. In a statement issued…

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Ogoja takes centre stage as FG, others launch mhCAP-NTDs Phase 2 to improve mental healthcare

Ogoja takes centre stage as FG, others launch mhCAP-NTDs Phase 2 to improve mental healthcare

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in conjunction with ANESVAD Foundation, CBM Global Disability Inclusion, and others, have launched the second phase of the “Strengthening Access to People-Centred Mental Healthcare for Persons Affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (mhCAP-NTDs)” project in Ogoja, Cross River State, with a renewed…

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Ukweni gives C/River AG 7-Day Ultimatum to Retract Statement on Lingering Cocoa Fight

By Magnus Effiong As disagreement between the Cross River State government and cocoa farmers over the issues surrounding the government-owned cocoa estate in Etung local government area of the State continues, a Calabar-based human rights lawyer, Ntufam Mba Ukweni (SAN), has given a one-week ultimatum to the State Attorney General, Mr. Ededem Ani Esq. to…

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