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Ayade’s Agric revolution excites S/African farmers, partner Cross River on feed mill

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2018 0

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has reiterated his committment to disentangle the state from over dependence on oil-induced federal allocation by investing heavily on agriculture as alternative to oil. The governor spoke at the weekend when he led a team of South African farm experts on

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Ikpeazu, Ayade move to end boarder clash in Isu, Arochukwu LGA

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2018 0

Lingering communal crisis between Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State and their Cross River State neighbours will soon be resolved as the two state Governors, Okezie Ikpeazu and Ben Ayade are set to meet in Calabar, the Cross River state capital this weekend to find solution to the problem. Governor Ikpeazu […]

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Ayade excited by progress of work at Canadian Int’l School

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2018 0

Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade is delighted with the quality of work at British/Canadian International school in Obudu Local Government Area of the state. The governor who spoke at Kakum, site of the school, shortly after inspecting the level of work, maintained that the idea of modelling a school of such standard emanated […]

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Gov Ayade presents N1.3tr 2018 appropriation bill to C’River Assembly

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2017 0

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has presented One trillion, three hundred and fifty billion, two hundred and twenty million, one hundred and fifty six thousand, two hundred and twenty five naira, thirty kobo (N1, 350, 220, 156, 225. 30) to the Cross River State House of Assembly as the state’s budget for 2018. Ayade, […]

Politics

Southern governors meet in Lagos today, 12 years after last meeting

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

….Fiscal federalism, devolution of powers top agenda Twelve years after their last gathering, governors from the Southern part of Nigeria will on Monday converge in Lagos to deliberate on how to forge stronger ties for the three geo-political zones. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Mr Tunji Bello, […]

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NLC to Ayade: You are a disappointment

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

Edem Bassey, Calabar The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that the State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, who was some time ago described as best labour friendly governor by the congress, was a disappointment. The vice chairman of the state NLC, Comrade Edim Oyongha, said the governor has failed […]

Sports

Cross River Sports Commission receives boost

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2017 0

Cross River State Sports Commission has received a donation of fifty six basketballs and one hundred pairs of canvas shoes from a sports philanthropist. Displaying the items to newsmen in Calabar, the Chairman of the Sports Commission, Right Hon Orok Otu Duke said the basketballs and the canvas shoes will be distributed to over 400 […]