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10, 000 Endure NIS Recruitment In CR

March 17, 2014March 20, 2014 Admin No Comments

Figures available to calitown.com reveal that a little above 10, 000 men and women took part in the Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment exercise conducted at the Federal Government Girls College, Calabar, this past Saturday.

In an exercise that has been nationally criticized for the hardships candidates had to go through in the course of taking part in the exercise, theCalabar centre was no different as the exercise billed to commence at 08.00am, began at 1.45pm. Calitown.com sources further revealed men security personnel drafted to the venue, had a field day assaulting candidates under the guise of making them carry out instructions.

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Imoke Wants CRGIA Staff Queried

March 13, 2014March 20, 2014 Admin No Comments

Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke, has directed that in the event that the processes leading up to the issuance of certificates of occupancy by the Cross River Geographic Information, CRGIA, take more than the 21 days advertised on the Agency’s fliers, staff of the Agency charged with this responsibility should be queried.

Imoke gave the directive, late Wednesday evening when he embarked on his maiden visit to the CRGIA in Calabar. He added that this directive has become neccessary to help create an agency that will in turn create value for the land assets that people have. He described his visit to the CRGIA as a symbolic exercise basically done to create awareness for the unit and draw the attention of indigenes and non-indigenes “to the best local technology available, integrating and engaging young men and women to help ease land ownership”. Minimum standards he added, “will be defined and compliance enforced through relevant ministries of government”.

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Lions Club Honours CR Finance Commissioner

March 11, 2014March 12, 2014 Admin No Comments

The Calabar Golden Lions Club has commended CR Commissioner of Finance, Takis Caifas, for the dedication to duty that he continuously shows in the discharge of his function as Commissioner, his diligence to service as well as his commitment to excellence in all his undertakings. The commendation was made by the Charter President of the…

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The Return Of ‘Scoto’ The Councillor

March 11, 2014March 12, 2014 Admin No Comments

Owoche Sunday Onah, better known as “Scoto” first appeared on calitown.com on August 16, 2013 at the peak of the CR local government political process leading up to the LG polls. As he sat that fateful day and told us of his desire to “be the functional bridge between government and his people, spearheading and…

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CRUTECH: “No V-C, No Salary”

March 11, 2014 Admin No Comments

Uncertainty is the word of the situation unfolding in the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, as staff have not been paid for three months and they seem to be no respite in sight, calitown.com can reveal. Investigations have however revealed that the situation is not unconnected with the vacancy created in the institution by…

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June 30 Deadline for New Number Plates – FRSC

March 10, 2014 Admin 1 Comment

The FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Osita Chidoka, on Friday said the agency’s June 30 deadline for all motorists to change over to new number plates would not change. The Corps Marshal told newsmen in Uyo, Akwa Ibom that it would be a criminal offence for anybody to refuse to change over to the new number…

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