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By Ene Asuquo. As part of activities to Mark the 2022 World Food Day Celebration, the Clan Head of Kasuk II in Calabar Municipal Counci, His Royal Majesty (Dr)  Ededem Ayito has bagged an award of “FOOD AMBASSADOR” in the State. Presenting the award, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Mfon Bassey said  the award was in recognition  of recipients’ immense contributions in the agricultural sub-sector and the improvent of the state enconomy and livelihood through employment. Mr. Bassey charged recipients to be good Ambassadors of food sufficiency and security, steadily impacting on the lives of the citizens...

By our reporter The Cross River State Teachers Continuous Training Institute, Biase, has slated dates for the conduct of the first phase of baseline assessment of digital literacy proficiency test of 1,000 workers and select population in the State. A release signed by the Institute’s Information Officer, Amas Peter Maka, stated that the purpose of the exercise which cuts across teachers in the primary, secondary, vocational and technical schools, youths, public service workforce, as well as the informal sector, “is to establish digital literacy proficiency of a select population, with a view to filling necessary gaps in digital knowledge and...

By Ene Asuquo A Frontline farmer in Cross River and the Clan Head of Kasuk 2 in Calabar municipality, Ntoe (Dr) Ededem Okon Ayito has called on the State Government to encourage youths and women participation in agriculture Ntoe Ayito in an interview with our reporter shortly after receiving the award of “Food Ambassador” from the state government in Calabar recently, urged the government to encourage youths participation in agriculture as this will help to take away  restiveness amongst the youths  and also reduce crime rates  in the society. The monarch who is into large scale farming said that some...

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 south regional skills development by the Agency He said, Electrical installation, repairs and maintenance will no longer be metre conducting, piping or trunking of cable channel and streaming overhead conductors, adding that electrical installation is beyond lighting point and socket outlets , it is about...

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 south regional skills development by the Agency He said, Electrical installation, repairs and maintenance will no longer be metre conducting, piping or trunking of cable channel and streaming overhead conductors, adding that electrical installation is beyond lighting point and socket outlets , it is about...

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 and residents of the state, noting that the budget presentation was his last given his transition period. He explained that the budget was tagged “budget of quantum Infinitum” because it was carrying mass aspects of the state progressive and development plan. He stated that the...