Petroleum marketers have warned that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, could exceed N1,000 per litre following President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 15 per cent ad valorem import tariff on fuel imports. The new policy, which takes effect after a 30-day transition period expected to end on 21 November 2025,…
By Kelvin Obambon The Special Adviser to Cross River Governor on Local Content, Caleb Awatt, has outlined a comprehensive initiative to tackle the issue of out-of-school children in the State. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, Comrade Archibong Bassey, in Calabar, on…
By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Government has expressed its readiness to host the 66th National Council on Health (NCH) in Calabar, marking the first time the state will welcome Nigeria’s highest health policy-making body. The event is scheduled to hold from November 17 to 21, 2025, at the Calabar International Convention Centre (CICC),…
The Cross River Geographic Information Agency (CRGIA) is the primary agency tasked with land management in the State. The end point of all transactions on Government Land across the State is a Certificate of Occupancy signed by the Governor of Cross River State. In line with this, CRGIA invites all allotees of Government Land across…
By Ovat Abeng The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Anambra State chapter, has called on various stakeholders, government, schools, religious bodies, non-governmental organizations as well as homes to be intentional in creating a conducive and enabling environment that will foster the total empowerment of the girl child. The State Chairperson of NAWOJ, Comrade Tochukwu…
Details have begun to emerge about the identities of at least 16 of an unknown number of Nigerian military officers currently being detained over an alleged coup plot. According to sources familiar with the matter, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, fourteen of the 16 are from the Nigerian Army, while the remaining two belong to…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has trailed to Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and arrested one Innocent Chukwuma, who used his social media handle to rally the military to overthrow the current government. Posting on his “X” handle “@TheAgroman”, Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military to…
… Declare Support for President Tinubu, Gov Otu A major political tremor is shaking the foundation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Cross River North senatorial district, as influential party stakeholders have signaled their intention to defect en masse to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This anticipated shift comes in solidarity with…
By Ovat Abeng A Chieftain of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and the deputy mayor of Idemili South local government area of Anambra state, Hon. Ifeanyi Christopher Anakuba, has supported 200 micro and petty traders in Ojoto community, with nonrefundable loan of N20m to boost their business ventures. The ceremony was performed at the…
By Ovat Abeng A group, South East Business and Investment Summit (SEBIS 2.0), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently equipped Ikom-Cameroon border located in- between Mfum in Cross River State and Ikok in Cameroon to help revive the fast-dying socio-economic wellbeing of the region. The Executive Secretary of SEBIS, Dr Ifedi Okwenna…
