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Lagos – Calabar Railway: FG Signs Contract Agreement With Chinese Company

July 2, 2016 Admin No Comments

The Federal Government has signed a contract agreement with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway project.The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi who signed on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Amaechi said the contract is an addendum to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway project which was…

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Police Raid Property In Calabar, Arrest 11 Suspects

June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 Admin 1 Comment

The Police in Calabar, Cross River State, at about 2 p.m, on Tuesday, raided an abandoned property situated on First Avenue, State Housing Estate and arrested 11 suspects who are believed to have been behind a spate of robberies that have endlessly rocked high brow State Housing Estate, www.calitown.com can reveal. The property, overgrown…

Gov. Ayade Under Pressure To Drop His Chief Of Staff

June 28, 2016 Admin 1 Comment

The recent arrest of one Peter Akpanke, Rufus Awu and Charles Ikpeme, by the Department of State Services, DSS, in Calabar, Cross River State for allegedly impersonating with intent to defraud the head of a state government transport agency of N10 million, is believed to be at the centre of pressure being currently mounted on Cross…

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Ndoma-Egba To Speak At World Bank Conference

June 28, 2016 Admin No Comments

Immediate past Majority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has been invited by the World Bank to speak on a panel at the headquarters of the bank in Washington D.C between November 17 – 18, 2016, www.calitown.com has been informed. Ndoma-Egba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, will speak on “Legislation and Law Reform”,…

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See The 22 Conditions CRS Must Meet To Access New Bailout Funds

June 28, 2016 Admin No Comments

To access part of the Federal Government’s N90 billion bailout funds, the Cross River State Government MUST meet the following 22 conditions: 1. Publish audited annual financial statements within nine months of financial year end. 2. Comply with the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) 3. Publish state budget online annually 4. Publish budget implementation…

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Cross River Most Beautiful Girl 2016 Emerges

June 28, 2016 Admin 1 Comment

By Obaji Akpet 22-year old Victoria Ana, representing Calabar Municipality, this past Sunday, emerged Cross River’s Most Beautiful Girl, 2016, in a keenly contested pageant, held at the Dome, Calabar Municipal Gardens, Calabar. Ana beat, Christy Anie, 21, first runner-up, Favour Ezeh, 21, second runner-up among several other contestants to cart home a car, cash prize,…

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