CALABAR – In a move aimed at easing the financial burden of travel during the Easter season, the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has approved free transportation for residents across the state. Announced on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on General Duties, Barr Akiba Ekpenyong, the initiative covers both…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In a decisive move to reposition tertiary education in Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Councils of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) and the University of Education and Entrepreneurship (UEE), Akamkpa, urging members to drive institutional excellence, ensure accountability, and align…
By Edem Darlington On Sunday, April 6, 2025, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi announced his ministry’s readiness to commence construction at the Calabar section of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway. The minister made the announcement in Lagos during a stakeholders engagement. A few days before that announcement, Sen. Umahi had confirmed that 30 kilometres…
Calabar, Nigeria – Cross River State Governor Senator Bassey Otu has further awarded an additional 1.5 kilometres to the ongoing 3-kilometre Adiabor road construction in Odukpani Local Government Area. The road, which now extends through Okurikang to link up with the Itu bridge, will decongest traffic and serve as an alternative route to commuters applying…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Cross River State Government has launched a full-scale investigation into the illegal sale of assets belonging to the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), allegedly carried out by members of the university’s former Governing Council. Between May and August 2024, over 400 valuable items were reportedly sold off in secret—not to…
