The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the National Assembly to amend Nigeria’s mining laws to prioritize the interests of host communities and resource-producing states. Moving a motion during plenary on Wednesday in Calabar, Hon. Egbe Abeng representing Obubra 1 State constituency, said that the issue requires urgent attention as it concerns the general public. Presenting the …

The border communities of Odukpani and Biase Local Government Areas in Cross River State have rejected the position of the National Boundary Commission (NBC) on the boundary line between Cross River and Abia States. Last week NBC called for peaceful coexistence among border communities in Abia and Cross River States following escalating tensions over a boundary dispute. Between 4 and …

The Federal Government, through the National Boundary Commission (NBC), has called for peaceful coexistence among border communities in Abia and Cross River states amid escalating tensions over a boundary dispute. Violent clashes erupted between the Isu community in the Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia and the Ukwa Mbiabong Ukwa Eburutu community in the Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross …

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has praised the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its “developmental role in advancing educational infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning in the country”. Represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, at the 2024 TETFund Management Retreat in Calabar, the state capital, Otu maintained that without TETFund’s intervention impact, …

The Cross River State Government has appealed to the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to provide special support to the state in providing infrastructure for the newly established University of Education and Entrepreneurship, owned by the state. The state governor, Senator Bassey Otu, who made the appeal during a recent visit to TETFund headquarters in Abuja, particularly …

Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has applauded the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and IHS Towers, in collaboration with the government of Canada, for donating an oxygen plant to the Cross River State government, situated at the General Hospital, Calabar. Commissioning the project, the governor, represented by his deputy, Hon Peter Odey, expressed confidence that the Pressure …

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has suspended the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Chief Angela Odey, over alleged poor handling of palliatives meant to cushion the effect of subsidy removal. The suspension was contained in a 30 October 2023 press release by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche. Odey was …

The Cross River State government is to establish a Small Claims Court to enhance justice delivery in the state. This was disclosed during a stakeholders workshop on alternative dispute resolution for magistrates in Cross River State. The Small Claims Court is one of the state’s actions in Enabling Business Reforms, which the state is implementing through the Cross River State …

The Cross River State Police Command has presented cheques to families of 60 officers, who either died or sustained injuries while serving in the state’s command. The cheques, which amount to N22.609 million, were presented by the state Police Commissioner Gyogon Grimah in his office at the Command Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar, the state capital. While presenting the cheques, Grimah …

Five yet-to-be-identified corps members have tragically lost their lives following an accident in Cross River State. According to reports, the victims were on their way to their Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) on Monday, 5th June when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river. The Cross River State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Andrew …