KSACA Set to Close Gaps in HIV/TB Services at Waziri Gidado Hospital
In a decisive step towards strengthening HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services in Kano State, the Kano State Agency for the Control of AIDS (KSACA), under the leadership of its Director General, Dr. Usman Bashir, alongside his management team, carried out an on-site assessment visit to Waziri Gidado Hospital. The visit, which followed deliberations at the…
Omga007Chieftaincy Affairs Aide Hails Gov Otu for Restoring Dignity to Traditional Institutions
By Edem Ekpo The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Chieftaincy Affairs, Otuekong Sir Francis Edet, has applauded the state government’s deliberate efforts to restore dignity, order, and sanity to traditional institutions across Cross River State. Sir Edet made the commendation in Calabar shortly after Governor Otu formally presented the Staff of Office, Certificates…
NAWOJ Partners with ActionAid, Global Affairs Canada to Launch $15 Million Women’s Empowerment Project
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) National Chairperson, Aisha Ibrahim, has joined ActionAid, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and other women’s organizations in launching the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (RWVL) project. The project, themed “Consolidating Gains and Strategic Partnerships for Sustained Impact,” aims to empower Nigerian women’s rights organizations through funding and support….
Ebonyi Govt Increases Civil Servants’ Salaries to ₦90,000
By Nkechinyere Ewa The Ebonyi State Government has announced an upward review of civil servants’ salaries by ₦20,000 across board, raising the new minimum wage in the state to ₦90,000. The increment, according to the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Ikeuwa Omebe, was approved during Wednesday’s Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held at the New…
Otu Strikes Strategic Pact with Pana Holdings to Drive Energy, Mining Growth
By Edem Ekpo Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has entered into a strategic partnership with Pana Holdings to harness the state’s vast gas and solid minerals deposits, in a move designed to spur industrialization, job creation, and sustainable economic growth. The pact, signed at the State Executive Council Chamber in Calabar, seeks to…
Rebuilding Trust in Govt : The Quiet Rebirth of Civil Service in Rivers
By Okezie Amadi For too long, governance in Nigeria has been undermined not only by political instability but by the slow erosion of trust in public institutions. Bureaucracy became a symbol of inefficiency, not accountability. Civil servants, once regarded as the vital backbone of administration, were gradually relegated to symbols of a decaying system. In…
C’River : Disaster Response Bill Hits Public Hearing in Odukpani Local Govt
By Edem Ekpo The Odukpani Legislative Council has slated a public hearing for a proposed bill seeking to establish a Local Emergency Management Agency (LEMA). The bill, which scaled second reading during the last sitting on Wednesday, August 27, at the Odukpani Legislative Chamber, enjoyed overwhelming support from members of the Legislature. Sponsored by Hon….
C’River : Task Force Smashes Job Racketeering Ring , Two Arrested
By Edem Ekpo Two suspected fraudsters have been arrested in Cross River State for allegedly issuing fake employment letters to desperate job seekers during the ongoing local government recruitment exercise. The arrests followed petitions to the Cross River Local Government Service Commission that syndicates posing as agents of the commission were extorting applicants by promising…