Cross River Govt suspends activities of LG Pensions Board
The Cross River State Government, Monday, took drastic steps by suspending activities of the Local Government Pensions Board till further notice. This was made known by the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon. Stella Oreme Odey, in a statement signed by her. According to the statement, the action was in the best interest of the […]
Human Rights: CSOs to PDP, prevail on Ayade, Odom to release Jalingo, Itok
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Civil Society Organisation, CSOs, Friday, demanded from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to prevail on the Governors of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States, Prof Ben Ayade and Emmanuel Odom, to unconditionally release a journalist, Mr. Agba Jalingo, and a banker, Mr. Michael Itok respectively. This was contained in a […]
Northern Cross River youth hail Ayade over N1.148trn 2020 budget
Promise support for actualization Youth under the auspices of Northern Cross River Youth Initiative, NOCRYI, Wednesday, hailed the Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, for presenting the N1.148 trillion 2020 budget to the State House of Assembly. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, NOCRYI, Comrade Ebriku John […]
Buhari calls for immediate end to violence in Cross River
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the on-going violence in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conflict has in the past 24 hours led to a yet to be ascertained number of deaths and arson attacks in the area. It was gathered that so far, […]
Gov. Ayade dissolves task force, appoints interim committee
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has approved the dissolution of the state anti-deforestation task-force with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Calabar. Ayade said that the […]
Cross River govt to partner Russia on nuclear plant, wheat cultivation
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Cross River State Government, Friday, disclosed partnering with the Russian Government on nuclear plant, wheat cultivation, deep seaport, and super highway projects. This was made known by the Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, during a presentation titled, ‘Nigeria On Evolving Partnership To Promote Investment In Cross River […]
