By Victor Oladokun The ongoing legal battle between Nigeria and a Chinese company playing out in courts across Europe and the United States, resulting in a legally sanctioned seizure of a fleet of Nigeria’s Presidential jets, beggars belief. I’ve followed this case closely, as I am sure many in and out of government or the…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has suspended the verification or re-verification exercise of government-owned cocoa estates in Etung Local Government Area. Governor Otu also directed the Department of Asset Management and Recovery to further extend the period for payment of the Government lease fee to 30th September 2024. Otu who gave…
The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has suspended the ongoing employment exercise. This was made known in a press signed by Prof. Stephen Ochang, Acting Vice-Chancellor of UNICROSS on Thursday, 15th August 2024. According to the statement, the suspension of the ongoing recruitment is due to logistic constraints being faced by the University. “The…
…against insecurity, exploitation and collection of surface rent from mining entities The Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has signed into law Executive Order No. 1 of 2024 for the Protection of Mining Communities across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State against insecurity, exploitation and collection of surface rent from…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the appointment of card-carrying All Progressives Congress (APC) members into the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) by Governor Bassey Otu. The party made this known through a statement signed by Prince Mike Ojisi, State Publicity Secretary, on Saturday and made available to CONVERSEER. The statement, which…
