Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Otu, has tasked the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on more intervention in the housing sector of the state. The governor made the call, Thursday, when he recieved the Executive Director, Property Development and Mortgages of the bank, Mr. Lukman Mustapha, during a courtesy visit to…
Says scheme expansion will make room to encompass other sport federations The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh has expressed delight with the management of AfriKing Homes for the successful completion and handover of the Abuja National Stadium training pitch to the Ministry of Sports Development under the Adopt-A-Facility Initiative. In a mini-ceremonial…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr. Batt Edu to release details of how N535.8 million was expended on feeding of school children during COVID-19 lockdown. In a judgment, Justice Nkeonye Maha directed the minister and the ministry to furnish a civil society…
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, Wednesday played host to the Emir of Kontagora, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Muhammadu Barau Mu’azu at Government House, Uyo. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Senator (Dr) Akon Eyakenyi, the Governor thanked the Emir for visiting him, promising to work with other stakeholders towards strengthening national unity….
The Executive Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has received the good people of Yache Nation on a courtesy visit on Wednesday, in his Temporary Office at Dan Achibong Lodge, Calabar. Senator Stephen Odey Ph D, Cross River State Commissioner for Education, on behalf of the Chiefs, Elders and the…
…Calls for renewed commitment towards producing quality athletes In a landmark move towards advancing training of coaches in Nigeria, the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has fostered a strategic partnership between the National Institute for Sports (NIS) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). This action was prior to the Minister’s…
One hundred days into the life of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and the assumption of office of Dr. Betta Edu as the Minister, the Ministry remains undoubtedly one of the star Ministries of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Dr. Edu, through her dynamic superintendence, has unapologetically turned the…
The State Chairman, Alphonsus Ogar Eba Esq JP, and the State Executive Committee members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River State extend our hearty cheers to you, Hon. Ovat Agbor on the occasion of your birthday anniversary, today! Your role as the State Representative in, the Obubra I state constituency has been…
Daredevil armed robbers on Wednesday shot an accountant of the Ogun State Government, Taiwo Oyekanmi, and carted away with the government’s funds in Abeokuta, the state capital. Daily Trust reports that Oyekanmi, the Director of Finance at the Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, had picked up an undisclosed amount of money from a branch of Fidelity bank…
The State Assembly has in a motion of urgent public importance, brought before the House by the Member representing Bekwara State Constituency, Hon. Charles Omang Omang, urged the State Government to, as a matter of urgency, direct relevant Security Agencies to ensure the fast and safe release of Prof. Patrick Egaga from his abductors….