By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has commended journalists across Nigeria for their commitment to responsible and ethical reporting, emphasizing that balanced journalism remains critical to strengthening governance and democratic accountability. Governor Otu gave the commendation on Monday during the inspection of a newly installed 15KVA solar power system…
By Frank Ulom The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed and debunked the widely circulated result slip claiming that ‘a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME),’ describing it as “fake.” The said result, which trended on various social media platforms, including Facebook and X,…
By Kingsley Agim The Director General of the Cross River State Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Godwin Iyala, has disclosed that the state is ramping up efforts to expand health insurance coverage, targeting 150,000 enrollees in 2026 under the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) 2.0 reform. Speaking during a recent interview with journalists, Iyala explained that…
By Sylvia Okoi In a renewed push to achieve full compliance with its monthly environmental sanitation exercise, the Cross River State Ministry of Environment has unveiled plans to intensify public sensitisation across the state. Speaking while supervising the April sanitation exercise in Calabar metropolis, the Team Lead, Mr Dien Ugumanim, who represented the Permanent Secretary,…
By Our Reporter The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported significant strides in its fight against drug trafficking and abuse in Cross River State, seizing over six tons of drugs and arresting over 200 people within six months. Reviewing its activities from November 2025 to April 2026 in Cross River, the NDLEA State…
