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  The Director General of the Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency,Dr Janet Ekpenyong has decorated Atte Agbor,one of the newly promoted cops to the rank of Nigerian Inspector of Police,as she wishes him well in his new designation of duty. In her  congratulatory message to Inspector Atte Agbor,the DG said,Agbor's promotion did not come as a surprise to her as he has shown distinctive characters in the past few months which she said,prides him as one who is ready to take leadership position in the nearest future. She Urged him to continually show high level of professionalism and deligence to service as she noted that Atte Agbor has been a worthy ambassador of the Nigerian Police Force as well as a role model to younger officers who wish to excel in their duties without compromise. "I am so delighted to officially decorate you as an inspector of Police. Over the past few months ,you have shown great commitment and high level of professionalism in the dischar

  In preparation for December 1st which is always set aside as the World Aids day, the Cross River State Director General for the State Agency for the Control of AIDS (SACA) Dr Etcheri Ansa has taken HIV/AIDS awareness/sensitization campaign exercise to our Moslem brothers and sisters to ensure that they too get the message and knowledge on the importance of the forthcoming event to the society at large. Dr Etcheri Ansa joined the Moslem family for their Jumat Service at their Ikot Ansa Mosque on Friday during their service hour. Speaking, Dr Ansa educated them on the importance/requirements of the World AIDS day to the society. In her words, "World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. "Globally, there is an estimated 38 million people who have the Virus. Despite the virus only bei

The administration of Governor Ben Ayade is committed to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage for her citizens. Presently all the General hospitals in the state are been revamped to meet world class standards under the dynamic stewardship of the Commissioner for Health Dr Betta Edu in preparation for The State Health Insurance Scheme enrollment process targeted at the achievement of Universal Health Coverage. Showing the government readiness to achieve this, today the General Hospital Calabar was unveiled by the Minister of State for Health Dr Adeleke Olorunimbe Mamora alongside the Cross River State Deputy Governor Prof Ivara Ejemot Esu. Speaking during the opening ceremony, the Minister commended the efforts of the State Government stating that Sen Ayade's giant strides in the health sector is one that stands out in Nigeria.  "I wish to thank the State Governor Sen Ben Ayade, his Deputy Prof Ivara Esu and the Honorable Commissioner for Health Dr Betta Edu as well as

  By Kingsley Agim The crème de la crème, yesterday, gathered in the magnificent Adiabo Town Hall to honour the Treaty King, Patriarch and Ruler of the Efik Kingdom, the Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi V, on the event of his 71st birthday. The event, a cocktail party, heralding a beehive of activities to celebrate the Ruler of the historic and ancient Efik Kingdom, was to enable the Royal Father interface especially with Golfers, flown into the city to participate in the Obong of Calabar Golf Tournament, which has become an annual festival and main event in celebrating the king’s birthday. Speaking at the event, the High Commissioner of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Nigeria, Wendell Vincent Carlton De Landro, who will also be participating in the Golf Tourney, wished the Obong an eventful celebration and more years of service on the throne. Highlighting Calabar’s rich cultural heritage, the High Commissioner said his country is also deep-rooted inn cultu

  Federal Ministry of Finance has nominated Cross River State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr as a member of Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for 2020 National Council On Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) Conference in Abuja. The Conference which is organized by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) will be held this November under the watch of  Honorable Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed. The Council which is an advisory body responsible for drafting overall plans for national economic development in the country will look into economic policy making activities of Ministries Department, Agencies (MDAs) and monitoring  implementation of development projects, measures and programmes across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. Cross River State Finance Commissioner, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr disclosed that the Council was created as a form of economic-planning advisory body, bringing togeth

  The Honroable Commissioner for Finance and Chairman of the Cross River State SFTAS Steering Committee, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr has revealed that Cross River State has earned $5,000,000 for its 2020 amended budget meeting relevant criteria and objectives set by the world bank under the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability Program for Results. The State SFTAS Committee under the supervision of the Commissioner for Finance amended the 2020  It would be recalled that the independent verification agents from the Office of Auditor General of the Federation had lauded His Excellency, Sen Prof Ben Ayade and the administration during their visit for its amended transparent, accountable and sustainable state-level fiscal/budget framework. “The federal government of Nigeria (FGN) has disbursed to the eligible States on the basis of the Amended 2020 Budget results achievement.” Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning dis

The ward leaders of both the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Erei-South Ward have intervened in the planned recall of Councillor, Mr. Edwin Ukam Inyang since after our report on the recall processes yesterday. Recall that this blog reported  the recall process of the Erei-South Councillor by a group under the aegis of  Erei-South Youths for Good Governance (EYGG) over aledge poor representation. Finding had it that the said news generated a lot of hit, tension and worries among concern persons within and outside the  ward which necessitated the quick intervention of ward leaders to restore normalcy. In a statement made available to our reporter in Calabar, the PDP Ward Chairman Mr. Obin Egwu stated that he has held series of reconciliation meetings after the said reports with aggrieved parties. He assurred the general public that he was able to resolve the said impass between the Councillor and some aggrieved Youths of Erei-South ward, alon

  The people of Erei-South Ward in Biase LGA, Cross River State have commence a recalling process of her Councillor, Hon. Edwin Ukam over aledged abysmally poor representation, tagging him a "Diaspora Councillor". The  agitation for recall of the Legislator is being spare-headed by a group of people called: the 'Erei-South Youths for Good Governance (EYGG)'. The group maintained that his recall was necessary and timely due to the obvious vacuum in leadership, inaccessibility, poor performance and inability to put the ward interest above his personal interest in the course of legislative engagements. The Group further aledged that the Honourable Councillor has neither visited the ward nor call for any meeting of ward members and often do not pick calls since his emergence and subsequent inauguration to the office as their representative, hence completely loosing touch with his people and creating a serious vacuum as the position is highly critical to the political, soc

  Globally, it's been said that over a million cases of Meningitis is recorded annually, with about Ten Thousand cases of such new infections reported in  Nigeria, hence the holistic approach by the Federal Government and it's partners to reduce the indices and prevent possible deaths . Cross River State over the years, had adopted it's own perculiar means of information dissemination as regards health interventions especially to those in both urban and rural areas through partnership with key stakeholders for the promotion of these messages as well as encouragement to the targeted population.  As part of efforts to raise awareness on the forthcoming routine Immunization(Meningitis) for children in Cross River State ,The  State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has begun Advocacy visits to some key stakeholders including religious groups , Traditional and contemporary media outlets, traditional institutions for Proper information dissertation and collaboration. The late

The Honourable Councillor representing Ward 9 in Calabar Municipality, Hon. (Elder) Solomon Etim Ika has called the attention of Calabar Municipal Council and Cross River State governments to the lost of lives and valuable properties due to a deep gully erosion at Stream Road (Usung Efag) Water Board in Ikot Effanga Mkpa Clan, Ward 9, Calabar that have remain unattended to for several years and calls for urgent intervention. He made this known in a MOTION OF URGENT PUBLIC INTEREST before the 6th Legislative Council on Friday 30th day of October, 2020 over the imminent thread to lives and properties occasioned by the severity of the deep gully erosion at Stream Road (Usung Efak) Water Board in Ikot Effanga Mkpa Clan Ward 9 and it's environs which falls within his constituency. Hon. Ika went further to tender photographs taken during his ON THE SPOT ASSESSMENT TOUR on the affected areas showing the extent of damage done by the said erosion for the house perusal. The lawmaker fondly r