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_... As O'ben-Etchi led State Forestry Commission holds a two-day Sensitization Workshop in Calabar_ Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu's government is determined to tackle illegal logging and ensure sustainable forest management, with a strong commitment to preserving environmental goods and services for future generations. The Chairman/CEO of Cross River State Forestry Commission, Rt. Hon. George O'ben-Etchi gave this assurance during the opening of a two-day sensitization workshop in Calabar on "Sustainable Forest Management in Cross River State" on Monday. The Forestry Boss stated that the 'Peoples First' Governor lifted a 17-year-old logging ban, entrusting the Cross River State Forestry Commission with the task of sustaining and managing the forest resources. He emphasized that Cross River is a natural gift to Nigeria, Africa, and the world, being the most biologically diverse state in Nigeria. He highlighted that Cross River State houses over 50% of the la...

The member representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Bassey, has distributed food items, cash and other relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons of Bakassi at the refugee camp. The Lawmaker, who was accompanied by a crowd of supporters during the visit to the camp, said the refugees deserve love, care, attention and support. Some of the items include rice, garri, salt, beans, mosquitoes nets among others. He assured the refugees of his continues support to alleviate their present conditions, assuring them that as a legislator, he will continue to speak for the good of his constituents. Leader of the camp, Mr Bassey Etim, who received the items on behalf of the refugees, thanked the lawmaker for always remembering them in his activities. Etim disclosed that several appeals made towards the lawmaker about their welfare have been swiftly attended to. Similarly, the lawmaker also visited the motherless babies home in ...

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has urged all religious leaders not to relent in drumming the message of change to the people in order to achieve a desired nation. Prof. Obi stated this in her office when the Archbishop of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Calabar Archdiocese, and his team paid a courtesy visit to her recently. The VC, while addressing the team of Religious Leaders said as a country, Nigeria is in the era and time where morality has been thrown aside, with the youths resolving to get quick success without following the ways of our fathers who cherished dignity and labour. To this end, she opined that there is a need to use religious gatherings to educate people on the need to always do the right things in society. Expressing her delight over the Ministry's vision and theme of the year tagged: "Arise and Build", the Vice Chancellor said; "when we talk about people arising and building, it involves every one o...

In a recent announcement, NAPPS Cross River State addressed concerns raised by some members, refuting claims related to election guidelines, delegate composition, campaigning allegations, and more. The association urges members to remain focused, emphasizing support for a successful transition on February 5, 2024. Excerpts below as signed by 15 persons composing of the State Exco, Zonal Heads, Chapter Chairmen etc: After careful reflection, consultation, and deliberations, we the State Executive Council, Zonal Heads, Chapter Chairmen, and Critical  Stakeholders of NAPPS Cross River State, we wish to clear the air on certain misgivings by some persons in the Association under the appellation of NAPPS Stakeholders in Cross River State and we write to refute their positions as thus: 1. Their position on Article 80 sub-section 3 of the NAPPS constitution is that election guidelines be released 60 days before an election. Indeed, the petitioners do not know the constitution they quoted ...

The Cross River State Government has announced Saturday, January 27, 2024, between the hours of 7 am and 10 am as a day for environmental sanitation exercises across the state. The release signed by the Honourable Commissioner Ministry of Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi stipulates that movement of people and vehicles during the period shall be restricted except for those on essential duties.  He urged business owners and residents to partake in the cleaning and evacuation of waste around their surroundings during the hours of sanitation.  The release noted that defaulters shall be charged and tried by Cross River State Mobile Court.  Remember, a clean environment is everyone's business, together let's keep Cross River State Clean, green and serene.

The Cross River State Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria, Patriot (Dr.) Okweche, Dominic Odey paid a courtesy visit on Dr. George O'ben Etchi,  Chairman, Forestry Commission in the State on January, 18th 2024.  The State Commandant told the Chairman that his visit was to congratulate him on his well deserved appointment which he said is a perfect sort for by the Governor to revamp the Commission that has almost gone moribund. Dr. Okweche said the Chairman have been a friend of the Corps and had championed several activities in favour of the organization over the years. Such genuine gesture, the Commandant said is rare and worth commending.  Dr. Okweche further informed the Chairman of the readiness of the  Corps to function optimally in areas deemed fit by the Commission.  Responding, the Commission's Chairman, Dr. George O'ben Etchi appreciated the Commandant and his team for being dutiful as seen in their proactive activities across the State over time. He s...

....KNOCKS BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT OVER COMMENTS ON PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE CONTRACT The National Probity and Value for Nation Building Organisation has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the renewal of the Pipeline Surveillance Contract of TANTITA Security Company, the group through its spokesperson appraised the work done so far in the fight against crude oil theft in the last one year. With excitement the spokesperson for the group lauded the arrest of the vessel MT KALI and its crew by TANTITA Security Company owned by High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at the Pennington Oil Field in Bayelsa State,  the group noted that the vessel MT KALI had made Pennington Oil Field in Bayelsa State its choice destination for stealing crude oil as evidence will show before its ill fated journey this time, at the time of the arrest, it noted that the MT KALI had stolen about 200000 thousand litres of cr...