Tag: #CrossRiver
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CROSS RIVER MAGISTRATES SUSPEND STRIKE, GIVE SEPTEMBER DEADLINE
Judiciary hopeful as magistrates pause industrial action pending government action. Magistrates in Cross River State have suspended their strike after weeks off the bench, following the intervention of Chief Judge, Justice Akon Ikpeme. The industrial action, which began on Feb. 8, was prompted by alleged non-fulfilment of welfare promises made by the state government in…
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NIGERIAN TROOPS RESCUE 8 KIDNAP VICTIMS, ARREST GUNRUNNER IN CROSS RIVER
Swift action on waterways pays off. Nigerian troops under Operation UDO KA have safely received eight rescued kidnap victims handed over by the Cameroonian Armed Forces along the Ikang waterways. The victims had been abducted by suspected sea pirates while traveling from Nigeria to Cameroon but were freed following a gun battle with Cameroonian forces.…
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TURNING POINT IN CROSS RIVER: 80 MILITANTS LAY DOWN ARMS
In a major boost for peace efforts, the Nigerian Army has confirmed the voluntary surrender of 80 militants in Cross River State under the state government’s amnesty programme. The militants gave themselves up in the early hours of Friday at Atimbo Rear Area in Akpabuyo Local Government Area, following Operation OKWOK, according to the Army’s…
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CROSS RIVER GOV OTU CHAMPIONS NUTRITION, PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE FOR HUMAN CAPITAL
Good health and nutrition are at the heart of Cross River’s plan to boost productivity and sustainable development. Governor Bassey Otu inaugurated a 15-member nutrition council, emphasizing nutrition and preventive healthcare as key to his human capital agenda. He stressed that no society can thrive without healthy, well-nourished citizens and pledged policies to improve diets,…
