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Calabar · CalabarThe Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Calabar, Prof Nneoyi Egbe, has called on Nigeria to adopt a part-time legislature to save the country from excessive financial wastage and corruption. He has also stressed that the country should adopt true federalism, especially as the nation considers political restructuring. He spoke in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Saturday. “I advocate for part-time legislators. I believe that it will add cr…See the Story
Anglican leader calls for part-time legislature, restructuring of Nigeria
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Cross River · Cross RiverThe House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola to appear before it on July 17, 2024. In a statement issued on Saturday, the committee, chaired by Hon. Michael Irom Etaba, warned that the NIMASA DG may be forced to face arrest if he fails to honour the invitation. DAILY POST reports that the committee has been invest…See the Story
Reps summon NIMASA DG Dayo Mobereola
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Cholera · Cross RiverIt would be recalled that the Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, had on Tuesday listed ten states, including Cross River, as states affected by cholera outbreak. The Cross River Government has rejected the inclusion of the state among the ten states affected by the cholera outbreak by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Dr Henry Ayuk, Commissioner for Health faulted the state’s listing in an interview with the News Agency o…See the Story
Cross River tackles NCDC for including it among states affected by cholera outbreak
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Cross River · Cross RiverThe Cross River State government has announced plans to host an agro-tourism festival and International Expo festival called CRATFEX. The festival, which will run from August 9 through August 17, 2024, is themed: “Building Stronger Food Systems to Strengthen the Resilience in the Fight Against Hunger in Nigeria.” The lead visionary for the event, Asu Abang, says the event, which has as sub-theme: “Harmonizing Agriculture, Arts, Culture, and Tour…See the Story
CRATFEX: Cross River unveils plans for agro-tourism festival, international expo
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Cross River · Cross RiverThe Minister of Works, Sen David Umahi, said the construction of Sections 3b and 4 of the Akwa Ibom-Cross River axis of the Coastal Highway would kickstart by August 2024. Speaking at a Stakeholders’ Engagement on the alignment of Sections 3b and 4 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on Saturday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, the minister explained that the routes in Akwa Ibom have two sections, 27 and 80 kilometers, totaling 107 km, resp…See the Story
Coastal Highway: Construction of Akwa Ibom, Cross River sections kickstarts August
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UNICEF · Cross RiverThe National Population Commission (NPC) has described its inability to access over 400 communities in Cross River State to register new births as a serious draw back in the discharge of its mandate. The federal commissioner representing Cross River State in the NPC, Alex Ukam disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Calabar after meeting with a delegation from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). He cal…See the Story
Birth registration: NPC decries inability to access 400 Cross River communities
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Cross River · Cross RiverReviewers, including academics and social activists, have said that lawmakers from Cross River State have not performed badly in the past year. Led by the current president of the University of Cross River State Alumni Association, Dr Peter Iyali, the panellists reviewed scorecards for five out of the 11 lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Iyali said: “Upon concluding our review, we are pleased to acknowledge that the curre…See the Story
Cross River federal lawmakers receive pass mark from reviewers
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