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A University Don, Dr. Barr. Ukam I. Ngwu has extol the National President, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Alumni Association, Mr. Eyam Abeng, mncs on the occasion of his birthday today. Dr. Ngwu who lectures in the Department of Mass Communication, CRUTECH Calabar and the National Legal Adviser of the Alumni described Mr. Abeng as a rare gem full with the God's grace. The Legal Practitioner, International Scholar, author and Editor of several International Journals, explained further while acknowledging the scriptures in 2 Timothy 2:20-21 that: "in the House of God there are many vessels; some of Honour and Dishonour, performing different functions. Eyam is a special vessel made of pure gold & honour, sanctified and fortified with unlimited Grace of God to perform the good works".  He noted that Mr. Eyam is a personification of Divine Grace whose level of humility, gentility and generosity remains unbeatable.  Fulfilling the Biblical injunction in 1 Pe

  The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency Dr Janet Ekpenyong has congratulated the Special Adviser to the Cross River State Governor,Very Reverend Father Bob Etta on the occasion of His 25th Priestly Ordination and service in God's vineyard. In a message she signed and made available to the press,Dr Ekpenyong described the silver jubilee priest as a man of vision and a problem solver who's love for humanity has seen him lived a practical Christian Life of Faith,sharing Hope and practice of Charity especially to the less privileged. She further prayed for God's continuous increase in the life of the religious leader,as she wished him another 25 years of imensed dedication and service both as a priest,an educationist as well as a public and social servant. The statement reads: 25 years ago you were called to God's service as a priest in the Holy Roman Catholic Church,over the years you have lived your life to the service of huma

  By Blessing Enagu MOI Officer reporting from Forestry Commission. On Friday, 25 September, the premises of the Cross River State Forestry Commission was grief-striken as staff, family members, friends, well wishers and sympathizers gathered in respect to late Chief Ranger Emmanuel Asuquo Okon, who was brutally Killed on March 6, 2020, in the line of duty. Speaking at the deceased lying-in-state in the office premises,  the Commissioner for Climate Change and Forestry, Ntufam Donatus Etim, who described the event as an “inauspicious moment” for the Ministry, Commission, the deceased family and the State at large, expressed sadness and pain, but implored all to cling to the biblical injunction in 1 Thessalonians 4:13, which says: “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” Ntufam Etim called on everyone to reflect on their lives and be always prepared for the day when l

  Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has called on National Association of Yakurr Students World Wide (NAYS-WW) to use their position as  leaders of tomorrow to preach Peace, Unity and love for one another so as to have a United Local Government. Eteng made the statement yesterday the 24th day of September 2020 when the students' body paid him a courtesy visit in his office. He thanked them for finding him worthy for the award and promised to continue to support the body in all their activities. Speaker also wished them academic success and urged them to imbibe the inherent culture of mutual respect, hospitality, Peace, Trust and Unity as virtue that Yakurr was known for. " Yakurr sons/daughters should be able to build houses in any community in yakurr, if we really need the communities to develop. We have no other Local Government, we must keep and make Yakurr better and we can only do that through love, peace and kindness for one

  The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong has called on health and information officers across the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State to continually pass simple but effective messages on the dangers of polio virus in children as well as ways of preventing it in the society. The DG who stated this in Calabar during a one day online meeting organized by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency in conjunction with the state to sensitize all  Local Government health education officers as well as information Officer  on the right messages to be disseminated to communities on the dangers of polio and  Nigeria's recent  Poliomyelitis Free Status as well as ways of maintaining it. Dr. Ekpenyong said for the state and nation to enjoy this status, health education officers as well as information officers must be at the forefront promoting quality messages to members of the public on ways in which every cit

  High Chief Asuquo Ekpenyong OON has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on his re-election for another four years saying his victory at the September 19 2020 gubernatorial election was fit and proper. The industrialist who is the chairman of the Davandy Group spoke Thursday while hosting the Edo state Governor to a reception in his residence in Calabar.  Ekpenyong extolled the Governor's contributions to the economy of Nigeria, adding that his achievements in the financial sector has helped  him manage the economy of Edo state.  "Governor Obaseki and I are friends having served in various committees together. Most notably was the committee set up by the federal government to review the private sector pension reforms which we all enjoy now", he said Turning to the re-elected governor, High Chief  Ekpenyong said: " Your victory at the polls was no surprise to me as you have shown Edo people what great stuff you are made of within the first four years o

  Our attention has been drawn to a Facebook account with the name "Florence Banku Obi." This is therefore to inform the general public that the Facebook account below with the profile and banner pictures as shown is a fake account. The said account does not belong to Prof. Florence Banku Obi as is being faked here. Investgation has shown that the fraudster behind the fake account is using it to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The fraudster goes about promising jobs, contracts, favours, connections etc but none is genuine. Government security agencies have been detailed to do the needful but the general public is hereby warned not to do any transactions with the said account as anyone who does is at his or her own risk. The Vc elect operates only one Facebook account 'Florence Banku Obi' and a twitter account '@Professorobi' Any other social media account apart from the mentioned above is fake!

  By Innocent Odoh . & . John Osadolor on September 22, 2020. The National Commandant of the PeaceCorps OfNigeria, Amb. DrDickson Akoh, has expressed confidence that despite the massive opposition by other security agencies, the Bill for an Act to Establish the Peace Corps before the National Assembly, which has passed second reading, will be passed into law and assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. In this interview with John Osadolor and Innocent Odoh, the commandant decries the misconception surrounding the Peace Corps, which he insists is an organisation with the zeal to bridge the security gap and complement the efforts of the other security agencies rather than the speculation of the duplication of functions. Excerpts: The proposed establishment of Peace Corps of Nigeria has been generating serious controversies among security agencies, particularly the Nigeria Police Force on the grounds that it would duplicate the duties of the existing agencies. You have made remarkab

  Abara Etop,  The Speaker, Rt. Hon Eteng Jonah Williams, has assured that the Cross River State House of Assembly will provide a law that will boost the activities of the Nigerian Society of Engineers in the State. Williams gave the assurance, when the Cross River State Chapter, of the society, led by it's Chairman, Engr, Ndifon M. Agbiji, paid him a visit in his office. The Speaker reiterated the need for Engineers to be protected just as lawyers, Doctors, Accountants, Teachers and other professions, maintaining that a legislation should be in place that will protect the Engineering profession, adding that if possible a private member bill can be introduced. He however called for supporting information from the society of Engineers as a build up to the House process. Earlier, the State Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers, noted that Engineers found it necessary to visit the Speaker and members to appreciate the good works of the Cross River 9th Assembly, under the able leader

  Rt. Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams, Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly affirmed Cross River State House of Assembly concerns over the delisting of some state workers from payroll. Addressing the workers, Mr. Speaker commended them for their peaceful protest and appealed to them to continue the demonstration peacefully. Eteng said we feel your pains everyday and we had started the process of negotiation with the executive arm. On two occasions, even two days ago we summoned Mr. John Odey, The SA payroll over the lingering screening that has lasted more than expected. " To us now is a problem, and we cannot continue screening for a year, as a member of this government, I am embarrassed with this continues protest. The screening should have a limit, that has been the message from the house of assembly"... Eteng. Speaker stated that the house has asked the executive arm to come out with a position paper, starting the stands of Cross River State Government and stop tellin

  The Cross River State Chapters of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria ( AMLSN), Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and other allied Medical Association on Friday during the formal unveiling of the Cross River State Public and Private Health Facilities Inspection Taskforce at the General Hospital Calabar lend their support to the Cross River State Government who issued two weeks ultimatum to owners of unregistered health facilities including laboratories, owners of criminal illegal practices such as dealers of products that makes claims to curing of multiple diseases whether supplements or the so called "Cleanser"  to be weary of their operational status as their operations will come under professional supervision and strict scrutiny by the government special taskforce set up. This was made known by the

  The Director General of Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong has pledged full support to the clamping down of quacks in Cross River State Health Sector. She made this known during the formal unveiling of the Cross River State Public and Private Health Facilities Inspection Taskforce on Friday at the General Hospital Calabar by the Honorable Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu. The DG said medical quackery was a cankerworm eating deep into our Healthcare system and as such needs to be uprooted if Cross River State is to achieve universal health coverage. According to her with the support of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM)  and other allied Medical Associations the end to quackery will come to an end as this will save lives and promote professional ethics. Dr Ekpenyong decried the increasing high rate of outreaches in communities across the state and the damages it has caused the i

  By Itam Offor The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has been honoured with the Pan-African Leadership Award. The award was conferred on him by the African Students Union Parliament during a visit to his office at the Assembly Complex. Speaking on behalf of the African Students Union Parliament, Comrade Ozim Temple Stated that Williams was selected for the award for his immense contributions and outstanding strides in the legislature adding that the award was to propel him to do more. "The African Students Union parliament has reckoned you as a man of courage whose ebullient and vivacious nature fused with your remarkable administrative acumen is evident in any office entrusted to you". He described Williams as a, "detribalised Nigerian, lover of students/Youths, dedicated Leader, Patriot and nation builder "who has distinguished himself by sponsoring people- oriented bills and urged him to continue the good work. Resp

  By Ofem Jesam/ Barr. Ukam The Cross River House of Assembly (CRHA) has assured the people of Ikot Eneobong Neighborhood Community and the leadership of Basin Authority, Calabar of amicable, speedy and sustainable resolution of lingering land dispute between them. The Chairman, House Committee on Lands, Housing and New Cities, Hon. Francis Asuquo made this known to Journalists during the committee oversight function at the disputed land which he said was informed by the save our souls (SOS) letter made available to the Assembly by the host community to help intervene in the lingering boundary dispute between Ikot Eneobong neighbourhood and their tenant, Cross River Basins Authority. Chairman however commended the community for remaining law abiding and not resorting to self-help by taking laws into their hands, but rather choose to call on the House of Assembly to come in and peacefully resolve the Land dispute.  He assured the Ikot Eneobong Neighbourhood Community and Basin Authority

(George's Print) The Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, has congratulated the first female Vice Chancellor elect of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi. The Obong, who received the VC in his private home in Adiabo community, said that Prof. Obi was starting on an excellent path by soliciting the support of critical stakeholders for a smooth running of her administration. According to the Obong, Prof. Obi became the first VC elect to visit him and solicit support for her 5-year term administration. "What you have done today is historic and I will put it in record. God works in a miraculous way; alot of people never thought of you, but I want to say that your victory is the will of God. "We pray God to guide and give you the strength to run a smooth administration. I fully endorse your victory and I will give you my utmost support that you so desire," he said Similarly, a former lawmaker representing Southern Senatorial District, Sen

  The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service Ja’afara Amhed has thanked Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State for the swift intervention at the Correctional service facility in calabar; intervention he described as a digital transformation. The comptroller General who spoke through the newly posted Head of the Correctional service in Cross River Sir T. Dankaro said  that the service has not witness such a swift response and support from a  state  to sustain criminal justice during the COVID 19 pandemic. The state Comptroller who led the Commissioner For Health Dr Betta Edu through the new male and female Isolation center within the correctional facility reported that since March criminals try that were not admitted into the correctional facility due to the pandemic can now be admitted following the state Government’s intervention. “We had genuine pressure from the various security agencies to move criminals from their small cells to this place but that couldn’t happe

  CRSG Flags Off BHCPF Training For Enumerators, as state set to access Funds; while enrollment/ implementation for Ayadecare begins in October. The need for Universal Health Coverage cannot be over emphasized. Following the latest hit on the health system by COVID-19 there is need to strengthen the health system and increase access of the population to quality Health Care services. Nigeria’s Closest shot at achieving universal Health Coverage is through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and state Health insurance Scheme which is targeted at building the system and improving Access to health Care. Cross River State signed into law the Ayade Care (State Health Insurance Scheme) in 2016, however, the implementation of the scheme is yet to begin in the state. As part of the final process to begin the implementation of the Ayade Care, the Cross River State Government has flagged off the training exercise for enumurators, who will go into the field for health facilities baseline assessme

  The Cross River State Government has flagged off the training exercise for enumurators, who will go into the field for health facilities assessment, as the state gets ready to access the Basic Health Care Provision Funds, aimed at capturing and enrolling 700,000 vulnerable people across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State, to access free quality health care services in the state. Flagging off the training exercise in Calabar the Cross River State Capital, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu urged participants to pay attention to the rules and guidelines surrounding enumurations, mapping and facility assessments. Dr Edu who said among other benefits, the scheme will help cushion the hardship faced by households when accessing Healthcare services.  She further charged enumurators to be guided and perform task with all sense of sincerity and levels of integrity as she said if proper information are not generated and laid down task accomplished, it could expose all Cro

  "The little things you do and think they don't count have touched the lives of people within and outside your Community", these were the words of the representative of the African Student's Union Parliament as they presented a leadership award to the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong. Speaking on behalf of the group, the speaker of the African Student Union Parliament, Honourable Temple O,listed Dr Janet Ekpenyong as one of the youngest and most influential ,hardworking administrator in the African continent who have identified with students across board offering mentorship and material supports to encourage young people chase their dreams and impact meaningfully to the African continent. "We have seen and heard about the innovative ideas you have introduced into the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Agency, we hear of your humanitarian gestures as well, we have seen you Cross Rivers and climb

With increasing figures of gender based violence in the society, and the discrimination that accompanies it, women across various professional bodies and interest groups are rising up in defense of those who do not have a voice to speak out for themselves. Some people have identified discrimination and "shaming" as some barriers hindering women from reporting cases of abuse both sexually, physically and even emotionally. It is on this premise that interest groups and individuals have risen to seek collaborative ways between themselves on how to support the female gender in expressing the deep pains they go through which may seem difficult for the society to understand. One of such forum organized to seek ways of helping these categories of oppressed people in the society, had the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong  calling for an end to stigmatization of abused women to encourage them speak out. The DG was speak

  Abara Etop, The Cross River State House of Assembly, in accordance with it's House Rules, released names of standing Committees for the second Legislative Year of the 9th Assembly. Announcing the names of Committees at Plenary, Speaker, Rt Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams, Charged Members to take their oversight function more seriously, noting that the first Legislative Year of the 9th Assembly, Committees were not committed in carring out oversight duties. Willams maintained that any Committee that is not ready to perform above board will be change, adding that all Committee Chairmen and thier Deputies must ensure effective oversights, as names of MDAs are attached to all Committees to identify area of responsibility as well as guidelines for perfect oversight duties. The Speaker, also announced minor changes in the Committees, to include, the Member Odukpani State Constituency, Hon. Francis Asuquo, who was Chairman Committee on Information, now take over Committee on Lands, Housing an

The Executive Chairman of Odukpani Local Government Area, Hon. (Mrs.) Justina Edem hosted indigenes and residents of Odukpani Local Government as well as well wishers to mark her 100Days in office with commissioning of projects executed by her Administration. The first 100 days in office is the period usually considered a benchmark to measure the early success of any Administration including her challenges.  So far, her administration has shown genuine commitment towards tackling the various problem and repositioning of Odukpani Local Government for positive growth. As a product of grassroots leadership, she has since assumption of Office hit the ground running by embarking on various developmental projects and programmes. Some of her achievements include; • Routine health checks for staff and free medical check for residence of the Council. • Equipping of offices with furniture’s and stationeries. • Monthly solemn Assembly to draw Gods presence to Odukpani Local Government Counc

  The Cross River State Commissioner of Finance, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr on Tuesday played host to a delegation of the Cross River State Privatization Council (CRSPC) at the Ministry of Finance (MOF).  The CRSPC Delegation which was led by the Chairman Mr John Odey, revealed the need to work closely with the Ministry of Finance to achieve the set goals and mandates which they were constituted to perform. He added that the relationship between The Ministry of Finance and the State Privatization Council, especially in the present Administration, cannot be over emphasized and that this courtesy visit was quite timely and the synergy is of great importance at this point in time. He stated that it was for this reason that the Commissioner for Finance is a statutory member of the CRS Privatization Council. According to him Privatization was responsible for the turnaround of State owned companies like Calcemco (now Lafarge) and Metropolitan Hotel (now Transcorp Hotels) which currently serves t