By Ene Asuquo In it avowed aim to reposition tourism in the state, Cross River State Tourism Bureau has announced a Public-Private Partnership plan, aimed at reigniting the tourism sector, fostering private sector engagement, and reaffirming the commitment to making Cross River State a premier tourist destination. Making the disclosure to journalists in Calabar in...
…as the state holds investment summit By Ene Ene Cross River Start Governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has called on investors to take advantage of the enormous investment opportunities abound in the state. Otu made the call at the maiden edition of the International Cooperation and Investment Summit (ICIS), held at the Calabar International Convention...
By Ene Ene In their efforts to make sure textile industries in the country are operational, textile manufacturers in Nigeria are seeking for special intervention grant from the Federal Government of Nigeria to help revive the moribund industries. This was contained in a statement by the pioneer president Of the Carpet Manufacturers Association of Nigeria,...
By our reporter The Hon Commissioner for Commerce, Mrs RoseMary Archibong , was informed by the Port Manager of the Calabar Port, Mr Iyke Olumati, that the long awaited dredging of the CALABAR PORT, is commencing this February, having concluded all contract formalities and resolved the long drawn legal issues. This information was presented to...
By Ene Asuquo Cross River State Government has said that the sum of 37bn has been invested into the construction of the International Cargo Airport in Obudu, northern part of the state. Making the disclosure to journalists in Calabar the state capital recently, the State Commissioner for Aviation, Professor Jake Otu Enya, while briefing newsmen...
By our reporter While sensitizing and monitoring the flow and acceptability of the redesigned naira notes, officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has realized that most commercial banks still dispense old notes both in ATMs and over the counters and promised to deal with them decisively. To ensure compliance, the CBN team stormed...
By our reporter The Cross River State House of Assembly has barred the Special Adviser on Cocoa Development and Control, Mr. Oscar Ofuka from further sales of the State’s Cocoa Estates. The member representing Etung State Constituency and Adviser Extraordinaire to the Speaker, Ntufam (Hon.) Chris Njah Mbu-Ogar, on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022, upon a...
By Ene Asuquo Cross River States Governor, prof. Ben Ayade has presented a budget estimate of N330billion for 2023 fiscal year. Presenting the budget before Cross River House of Assembly in Calabar, christened the budget as “Budget of Quantum Infinitum”. The governor said that the budget was designed to improve the welfare of the citizens...
By Ene Asuquo National Agency for Science and engineering infrastructure (NASANI) has started it skills acquisition training and youth empowerment on modern methods of electrical installation and maintenance in calabar In his address, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Engr. Mohammed Sani Haruna said the programme is the first phase in the south...
By Ene Asuquo National Agency for Science and engineering infrastructure (NASANI) has started it skills acquisition training and youth empowerment on modern methods of electrical installation and maintenance in calabar In his address, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Engr. Mohammed Sani Haruna said the programme is the first phase in the south...
