By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo has lamented poor enlistment of Anambra youths into Nigerian Army and Police Forces respectively in the just concluded recruitment exercises nationwide. The Governor expressed worried over the development when he led the celebration of this year 2026 Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day in honour of…
By Kingsley Agim The Executive Chairman of Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Hon. (Prince) Effiom B. Effiong, has been honoured with a Certificate of Investiture as Advisor by the Cross River State Political Directors Forum, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to peace and security, infrastructure development, youth empowerment and the general welfare of the local…
The federal government has paused issuing guidelines for the implementation of Nigeria’s new tax laws amid uncertainty over the final approved version, Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, disclosed. Speaking in Lagos during the 2026 Economic Outlook event hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Oyedele revealed he instructed the…
From Jan 19, Nigerians will start paying 7.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) on bank transfer and USSD service charges following a new tax directive. The tax will apply to charges on mobile bank transfers, USSD transactions and card issuance fees, following a directive from tax authorities to financial institutions. This was disclosed in a notice…
The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has clarified that the new tax laws, which took effect in January 2026, do not give the government or any institution the power to debit personal bank accounts. Adedeji made the clarification on Tuesday while speaking on Journalists’ Hangout, a program aired on…
The Cross River State Government has begun compiling data on victims of recent fire outbreaks across the state as part of plans to provide relief and assistance, even as it strongly condemned the attack on firefighters and fire service equipment during a recent inferno in Calabar. The Special Adviser to the Governor on General Duties,…
The planet logged its third hottest year on record in 2025, extending a run of unprecedented heat, with no relief expected in 2026, US researchers and EU climate monitors said Wednesday. The last 11 years have now been the warmest ever recorded, with 2024 topping the podium and 2023 in second place, according to the…
By Ovat Abeng Ndiowu community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra have elected Chief Chibuzor Okeke as the new traditional ruler of the town, after eleven years. Chief Okeke polled 506 votes to defeat his four other contesters; Chief Onyeka Ekwueme-2 votes, Mr Ogochukwu Nwankwo-2 votes, Mr Onyeka Kanu-2 votes and Chief Obuneme…
By Ovat Abeng The people of Enugwu village-Adazi-Enu community in Aniocha local government area of Anambra State have lamented the poor state of a 3 kilometers road that connected the town from Awka-Nnewi highway, called on the State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo to take adequate measures to address the issue before they are cut off…
National Health Fellows on Friday, 9 January 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council, seeking collaboration to amplify health advocacy and community based interventions across the state. Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Catherine Modey, National Health Fellow Representing Calabar Municipal, explained that their work goes…
