John Ushie, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Chairman, Cross River State, at 6.47 pm, this Wednesday evening confirmed to www.calitown.com over the phone that Labour in the state has voted to commence an industrial strike from next week Tuesday, May 30, 2017, an action that will see all government offices shut until the Cross River State…
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While the tax face-off between the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, and the Cross River State Government enters its second day, commuters in Calabar are having to cope with an astronomical increase in transportation cost, within the metropolis. Investigations by our correspondents revealed that commuting from Watt market to any where on the…
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As recognition for reporting Cross River State news and views over time, online news portal, www.calitown.com will tomorrow, Thursday, May 25, 2017, be honoured with the prestigious Legacy Award for what the organisers of the awards, Profiles and Biographies, described as our “… strategic contributions to the development of Cross River State and the nation…
Calabar is presently grinding to a halt as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN and tax agents of the Cross River State Government remain daggers drawn over the state government insistence that all tankers lifting products from any of the tank farms in Calabar must pay a mandatory fee of N15, 000 per…
Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria in collaboration with the Calabar Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative today, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, began a two-day training workshop on whistle blowing for public officials in the Due Process office in Calabar as well as for one procurement officer each, drawn from the 18 local government areas of…
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A visible attempt by the Cross River State Government to introduce a new state logo as part of activities to mark the state’s 50th anniversary this month has been met with a groundswell of stiff opposition, www.calitown.com can reveal. The logo, believed to have been put together by PR guru, Charles Otudor, which graphically shows…
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