The Cross River State House of Assembly has launched an investigation into the ownership status of the Transcorp Hotel, now Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar, following concerns over the lack of transparency and documentation surrounding its management and alleged concession. The investigation was carried out by a Special Committee formed to resolve the lingering questions about whether…
Havilla University, a privately owned tertiary institution in Nde-Ikom, has named its new Computing and Sciences faculty after the Speaker of the tenth Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem. The Proprietor and Chancellor of the University, Hon. Jones Tangban, stated during the formal presentation of the honour at the Speaker’s office…
The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed the Chairmen and Members of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) as well as the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS). They were confirmed on Tuesday, 20th August 2024, following a request from Governor Bassey Otu in a letter to the House of…
By Akpan David Another organisation, Youth Action Network (YAN), has also asked the Cross River State High Court to remove the Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem as the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The group also said in the alternative that the Clerk of the Assembly should commence processes to conduct valid…
Recall that on 22nd May 2024, commotion struck at the 10th Cross River State House of Assembly when a motion for the removal of the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem, was moved by Hon. Effiong Ekarika representing Calabar South I State Constituency, and was seconded by Hon. Charles Omang representing Bekwarra State…
The State Assembly on Thursday passed the Budget Estimates and Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2024. The new Budget size is 437,876,029,437.51 (Four hundred and Thirty-seven Billion, Eight Hundred and Seventy-Six Million, Twenty-Nine Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty -Seven Naira, Fifty-one kobo). The breakdown of the budget size indicates that N151,684,649,487.66 is for Personnel/Overhead Cost, N283,333,644,824.34 for…
