By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed deep concern over the flagrant violation of government policies by transport regulatory bodies, accusing them of defying direct orders from the state governor, Prince Bassey Edet Otu. The Union raised the alarm in a communiqué issued at the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has signaled a strategic shift in his administration’s urban renewal agenda, launching an aggressive inspection tour of Nnewi aimed at reclaiming dormant public assets and injecting new life into the state’s industrial heartbeat. The tour, which spanned several critical sectors of the city, served as…
Power built for African realities: the local energy solutions rewiring resilience across the continent Across African energy and transport markets, some of the most useful solutions are being built around the practical realities users navigate every day: battery-swapping for riders who cannot wait hours to charge, solar monitoring for systems spread across remote sites, hybrid…
By Ovat Abeng The management of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited, a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company EEDC, has appealed to customers and the general public in Anambra State to stop buying and selling under high tension cables. Engr Tosin Caleb Fadairo, Head of Health Safety and Environment, First Power Electricity Distribution Company Limited,…
By Ovat Abeng The former Special Adviser to governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State, Dr Nelson Obinna Omenugha, has said the recent launching of the South East Venture Capital Programme (SEVCP) by the South East Development Commission (SEDC), in Enugu, on Friday last week, will encouraged a robust economic empowerment and development initiative across…
By Victoria Omini The Special Adviser to the Wife of the Governor of Cross River State on Political Affairs, Ms. Elizabeth Awatt, has thrown her weight behind efforts to eradicate period poverty among vulnerable girls, supporting the Padbank Mobile Outreach with sanitary materials and calling for stronger partnerships to sustain the initiative across communities. Speaking…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission ASERC has signed it four newly regulatory drafts into law to improve electricity supply in the state. The commission argued that the laws are aimed to breakdown the monopoly power of the FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited, a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Government has officially expanded the operations of the Dr Lawrence Henshaw Memorial Hospital in Calabar, upgrading it from an exclusive infectious disease facility to a full-fledged General Hospital. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, disclosed this during an extensive oversight tour of the facility on…
By Ovat Abeng Governor Chukwuma Soludo has emphasized that women and youths hold the essential key to driving meaningful development in Anambra State and Nigeria at large. Addressing the Women Coordinators of the City Boy movement during their interaction at the Light House in Awka, on Monday, the Governor pointed out that his administration is…
By Comrade Cletus Albert Amawu State Publicity Secretary, Nigeria Democracy Congress (NDC), Cross River State Zonal Spokesperson, OKMovement South-South As Nigeria approaches another defining electoral cycle, millions of citizens are increasingly confronted with a fundamental question: should the nation continue along the path that has produced widespread economic hardship, rising insecurity, unemployment and declining public…
