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18/03/2026

2027 Elections: Gov. Otu orders appointees aspiring to contest any position to resign on or before March 26th

18/03/2026

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Part of the land belonging to Bakassi was ceded for the peace and development of Nigeria. The unceded part of Bakassi remains for us to carry on with our liv...

09/03/2026

From: R-L Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr.Peter Odey, Cross River State Governor, His Excellency, Prince Bassey Otu; Commandant, Amphibius Training School, Calabar, Brig. Gen. Mathias.Ibawa Amatso, Secretary to Government of State, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh and Special Adviser, Forensic and Intelligence, Chief Coco Henshaw, during a courtesy call on the Governor by the Commandant of Amphibious Training School, Calabar, in the Governor’s Office - 09-03-2026

Maritime Security: Gov Otu Pledges Strategic Collaboration with Amphibious Training School

Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepened collaboration with the military to strengthen maritime and internal security in the state.

The governor gave the assurance when he received the Commandant of the Amphibious Training School, Matthias Ibawa Amatso, who paid him a courtesy visit in Calabar alongside senior officers of the institution.

Welcoming the delegation at the Government House in company of his Deputy, Dr. Peter Odey, Secretary the Government of the State, Prof. Owan Enoh, on Monday, Governor Otu expressed delight at what he described as a “commendable gesture of institutional harmony,” noting that the visit symbolized the strong synergy that must exist between government and security institutions in the pursuit of peace and development. He described the Amphibious Training School as a strategic asset to the state and the nation, particularly given Cross River’s extensive riverine and maritime terrain.

“Let me warmly welcome you on behalf of the government and good people of Cross River State,” the governor said. “I must commend you for formalizing this kind of engagement. Recognition and harmony between institutions are always good, especially when they promote synergy among the entities that make up a state.”

Governor Otu recalled the long-standing presence of the military institution in Calabar and the sense of security its operations have brought to surrounding communities. According to him, the school’s activities have historically served as a deterrent to criminal elements operating in the region’s waterways and creeks. “In earlier times, when we heard training drills and war songs from your vicinity, it sent a clear message to criminals that this environment is not a safe haven for unlawful activities,” he said.

The governor emphasized that maritime security remains one of the most pressing challenges facing the state, stressing that effective control of the waterways is critical to economic growth, national security, and the protection of strategic infrastructure. “Our greatest challenge has been how to effectively secure the maritime corridor. Fighting insecurity online is easier than confronting it in the swampy terrain of our creeks and waterways,” Otu stated.

He revealed that security operations in the region have sometimes encountered significant risks during difficult operations in riverine areas.,
Assuring the military institution of his administration’s full support, the governor urged the commandant to expand the training capacity of the school to produce more highly skilled amphibious personnel capable of confronting emerging security threats. “Please train as many operatives as you can. If you require any support from the state government, we are ready to provide it. Security is a collective responsibility, and our government will always stand with institutions that strengthen it,” he said.

Governor Otu also used the occasion to highlight the strategic importance of Cross River’s maritime infrastructure, noting that the state’s navigational channel remains one of the most promising gateways for maritime commerce in Nigeria. According to him, strengthening maritime security would further position Cross River as a major investment and logistics destination. “Our aspiration is to make Cross River a leading maritime and economic destination in Nigeria, and securing our navigational channels is central to that vision,” he noted.

Earlier in his remarks, the Commandant of the Amphibious Training School, Brigadier-General Amatso, explained that his visit was intended to formally introduce himself to the state’s chief executive following his recent assumption of office as the 37th Commandant of the institution. “It is important that having resumed duty here, I should pay a courtesy visit to His Excellency. It would not be proper for an Army General to be operating within a governor’s domain without formally introducing himself,” he said.

The commandant described the Amphibious Training School as a specialized military institution responsible for preparing officers and soldiers for complex riverine and swamp operations. “The school is not an operational formation like a brigade; rather, it is a training institution that prepares personnel for riverine warfare. We train soldiers and officers to navigate difficult terrain dominated by rivers, creeks and swamps so they can successfully carry out military operations,” Amatso explained, while also commending the people of Cross River for their longstanding hospitality and peaceful coexistence with the military institution.

04/03/2026

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1. Hon. Chris Sunny Etta – State Chairman 2. Barr. Ogana Lukpata – Deputy State Chairman 3. Pst. Patrick Asuquo Okon – State Secretary 4. Isek James – State Assistant Secretary 5. Princess Tity Ndifon – Zonal Vice Chairman I 6. Ayiba Ojong Ayiba – Zonal Vice Chairman II 7. Hon. Ignatius ...

04/03/2026

Gov Bassey Edet Otu appoints Akedo Okoi Edet as Statistician-General of Cross River

19/02/2026

Further observations on CRS v. AKS boundary confusion

CRS v AKS (2005) ... referred to as SCN 1. Dealt only with land boundary.

CRS v AKS (2012)... referred to as SCN -2.Dealt only with maritime boundary.

Contrary to the recent assertion of the AG of AKS., both SCN did not deal with the maritime boundary dispute.
Edozie, JSC at 147, (SCN -1) effectively estoppelled any further deliberations on the maritime aspect, until the boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon, was delimited.

The second (2012) SCN-2, was entered before that delimitation took place. That SCN-2 ruling was therefore entered without jurisdiction.

It is disingenuous for the AG AKS, to mislead himself, by issuing a statement at a Press Conference, stating that the SCN 1, had ruled on the maritime matter and awarded 76 maritime oil wells to AKS. SCN -1, dealt with the land boundary aspect, ONLY.

That anomaly happened in the 2012, SCN -2, ruling where CRS went to the SCN, represented by Yusuf Ali, SAN, to argue over territory, without submitting a map or plan of the area, she was claiming.

TT

February 18, 2026

18/02/2026

RE: RESPONSE OF THE CROSS RIVER STATE ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE TEAM (CREIT) TO THE STATEMENT BY RMAFC ON THE IATC REPORT ON VERIFICATION OF DISPUTED CRUDE OIL AND GAS COORDINATES:

ATTENTION:

DR M. B SHEHU
CHAIRMAN REVENUE MOBILISATION ALLOCATION AND FISCAL COMMISSION.

Dear Sir,

The Cross River State Economic Intelligence Team (CREIT) acknowledges the public statement issued by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) concerning the report of the Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC) on the verification of crude oil and gas well coordinates between oil-producing states.

While we respect institutional processes, we consider it necessary, in the overriding national interest, to place the following observations, objections, and expectations on record.

1. STATUS OF THE IATC REPORT AS a PUBLIC DOCUMENTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY IMPORTANCE:

The IATC exercise was a presidentially mandated inter-agency verification mission involving statutory technical institutions and state actors. The field verification, plotting, and reconciliation of wellheads and reservoir coordinates constitute national technical intelligence with direct implications for revenue derivation, maritime boundary security, and Nigeria’s offshore resource governance.

Accordingly, the IATC Report is not a routine internal memo but a public document of national security relevance. Characterising it as “speculative” or merely “draft” undermines the credibility of the inter-agency process and weakens public confidence in transparent governance.

2. SCIENTIFIC PLOTTING AND EVIDENTIARY OUTCOMES:

The plotting of 239 crude oil and gas wellheads and coordinates on the most accurate and current scientific base maps of Nigeria, using geodetic, hydrographic, and reservoir system references, produced clear, visible, and verifiable outcomes already contained in the IATC Report.

These outcomes demonstrate reservoir continuity, spatial attribution of wellheads, and the precise location of crude and gas accumulations within the maritime territory of Cross River State. These findings are evidence-based and cannot be displaced by administrative re-characterisation or procedural delays.

3. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MARITIME BOUNDARY SECURITY AND STRATEGIC NAVIGATION CHANNELS:

The Cross River Estuary, adjoining offshore maritime spaces, and the unceded body of water at the estuarine mouth constitute strategic national maritime corridors for navigation, maritime security operations, and continental shelf entitlements.

Any attempt to alter, dilute, or administratively manipulate the technical findings of the IATC poses grave national security risks, including the compromise of Nigeria’s maritime boundary integrity, exposure of sensitive hydrographic and navigation channels, and the weakening of Nigeria’s strategic posture in the Gulf of Guinea.

4. PROTECTION OF ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE WELLHEADS AND RESERVOIR COORDINATES WITHIN CROSS RIVER STATE MARITIME TERRITORY:

The onshore and offshore wellheads and reservoir systems identified within Cross River State’s maritime territory are critical national assets. These include reservoirs within the Calabar Estuaries, the Calabar Geological Flank, and formations linked to the Niger Delta petroleum system. CREIT emphasises that the protection of these coordinates is not merely a revenue issue but a matter of sovereign resource security, investment certainty, and national upstream petroleum governance.

5. OBJECTION TO POST-FACTO ADMINISTRATIVE INFLUENCE BY HEAFS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES,WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:

While RMAFC, NBC, and OSGOF are statutory institutions with defined mandates, CREIT strongly objects to any attempt by the leadership of these agencies to influence, alter, dilute, or reframe the technical outcomes of the IATC after the conclusion of field verification and scientific plotting.

These agencies were represented within the IATC process. The integrity of the inter-agency framework requires that the Committee’s technical findings stand on their own merit and are not subjected to post-facto administrative gatekeeping by the same institutions whose historical omissions necessitated this extraordinary inter-agency verification exercise.

6. INTERFERENCE AT THE IATC PLENARY OF 26 January 2025:

We wish to formally draw the attention of the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to the plenary session of 26 January 2025, at which a letter from the Chairman of the National Boundary Commission (NBC) was tabled, purporting to direct the Chairman of the IATC to compel the Committee to adopt a particular obsolete 2008 Oil Dichotomy Variant Map for the plotting of newly verified crude oil and gas coordinates within the Cross River State maritime territory.

The Chairman is respectfully invited to note that, on that date and in his presence, the Cross River State Economic Intelligence Team (EIT), alongside the Office of the Attorney-General of Ondo State, formally objected to this attempted interference.

These objections were supported by documentary evidence, including NBC correspondence of 2024 addressed to Cross River State and OSGOF correspondence of 2024, both of which discredited the continued use and technical validity of the 2008 map.

The subsequent attempts by the leadership of NBC and OSGOF to impose a predetermined cartographic outcome, in spite of the national maritime security implications and strategic risks involved, amount to an improper encroachment on the technical independence of the IATC.

The Chairman is accordingly urged to ensure that the Committee’s scientific findings are protected from such interference and that this matter is clearly communicated to Mr President as part of the final transmission of the Report.

7. OUTSTANDING 2024 INTER-AGENCY REPORT AND THE HEIGHTENED NATIONAL SECURITY STAKES OF THE 2025 EXERCISE:

CREIT respectfully requests the Chairman of RMAFC to note that in May 2024, a similar inter-agency verification exercise reportedly recommended the attribution of 67 oil wells to Cross River State. To date, the Commission is yet to deliberate upon or transmit that report to Mr President for executive consideration.

The 2025 IATC Report, however, carries even more profound national maritime security implications for Nigeria and the Cross River Estuary than a mere question of oil well attribution. In view of the cumulative national interest involved, CREIT counts on the Chairman’s understanding and leadership to ensure that both the 2024 and 2025 reports are transmitted to Mr President without further delay.

8. DUE PROCESS AND IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION TO MR PRESIDENT:
CREIT maintains that due process, in this context, is best served by the immediate transmission of the IATC Report to Mr President, together with any minority observations or technical reservations as annexes, rather than withholding, reworking, or sanitising the core findings.

The President is constitutionally positioned to receive, evaluate, and direct further actions on matters with profound national security, fiscal federalism, and inter-state equity implications.

9. EXPECTATION OF OUTCOMES:

CREIT therefore expects that:
The IATC Report will be preserved in its original technical integrity;
The scientific plotting outcomes on the 239 verified coordinates will be upheld as the evidentiary baseline for attribution;

The national maritime security implications of the Cross River Estuary and adjoining offshore boundary spaces will be expressly recognised; and
The Report will be transmitted to Mr President without delay for executive consideration and appropriate constitutional action.

CONCLUSION:

Cross River State’s position is grounded not in sentiment but in science, verified coordinates, reservoir systems, and the overriding national interest.

The credibility of Nigeria’s inter-agency governance architecture depends on protecting technical truth from administrative dilution. The IATC Report represents a rare moment of evidence-based clarity in a historically contentious domain and must be preserved and transmitted in its full technical integrity.

Signed:
Rt Hon (Bar) John Gaul Lebo.
Bar. Abang Odok Ogar, Esq.
For:
Cross River State Economic Intelligence Team (CREIT) at IATC- 2025

13/02/2026

CROSS RIVER STATE OIL PRODUCING STATUS:

76 OIL WELLS IS NOT THE END OF HISTORY — 245 COORDINATES REPRESENT THE AGE OF REASON.

Cross River State Economic Intelligence Team
Date: February 2026

The ongoing public discourse that reduces Cross River State’s oil-producing status to the 76 oil wells referenced in the 2012 Supreme Court judgment is legally incomplete and scientifically misleading. The 76 oil wells are an administrative subject of coordinate verification and maritime attribution between Cross River State and Akwa Ibom State.

They do not, and cannot, define the totality of Cross River State’s petroleum endowment.

Cross River State’s contemporary oil-producing status claim is grounded on 245 crude oil and gas coordinates established through scientific, geological, geophysical, and reservoir continuity assessments within its maritime and subsurface territory.

These coordinates constitute independent evidence of hydrocarbon presence and producing prospects and are not extinguished by the 2012 Supreme Court judgment.

The Supreme Court’s pronouncement, per Adekeye, JSC, was explicit that derivation must follow verified coordinates and maritime boundary attribution by the relevant technical agencies, namely the National Boundary Commission (NBC), the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Surveyor-General of the Federation, and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.

The judgment did not foreclose Cross River State from future oil and gas derivation; rather, it reaffirmed that attribution is a technical exercise governed by location and coordinates.

The loss of littoral status following the cession of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon does not translate into the loss of subsurface hydrocarbon potential. In petroleum law and geology, surface maritime territory is distinct from continental shelf geology and reservoir systems.

Nigeria’s petroleum geography already demonstrates that not all littoral states are oil-producing, and not all oil-producing states possess offshore maritime territories.

Courts determine legal rights over surface boundaries and administrative jurisdictions; they do not and cannot relocate geological formations, basin architecture, or subsurface hydrocarbon accumulations. Oil-producing status is therefore determined by scientific evidence and verified coordinates, not by sentiment or the mystical reading of judicial outcomes.

We call on the relevant federal institutions—the NBC, RMAFC, NUPRC, the Surveyor-General of the Federation, and the Inter-Agency Technical Committee—to conclude the ongoing coordinate verification process transparently and in strict compliance with the Supreme Court’s directive.

Nigeria’s resource governance must be anchored in facts, science, and institutional fairness, not static narratives that freeze history at a single administrative moment.

“When you win a battle by writing history in a hurry, the war is won by rewriting history with new facts and reality.”

By Cross River State Economic Intelligence Team

February 2026

05/02/2026

WHY CROSS RIVER’S OIL-PRODUCING STATUS IS GROUNDED IN LAW, SCIENCE,GEOLOGY AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS – NOT IN THE 2012 SUPREME COURT DECISION

By John Gaul Lebo, LLM, LBS, Harvard Alumni
Cross River State Economic Intelligence Team

In law, science, geology and maritime governance, evidence is the end of arguments. The ongoing national verification of oil well coordinates by federal agencies has been misconstrued in some quarters as an “overreach” against settled judicial decisions.

This framing is inaccurate. Cross River State’s oil-producing status does not depend on overturning any Supreme Court judgment. It is founded on fresh scientific evidence, constitutional mandates, petroleum sector laws, and unresolved maritime boundary demarcation after the 2002 ICJ judgment.

WHAT THE 2012 SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT DID – AND DID NOT DO.

The Supreme Court judgment in A.G. Cross River State v. A.G. Federation & A.G. Akwa Ibom State (2012) determined that Cross River, following the cession of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon pursuant to the ICJ Judgment (2002) and the Green Tree Agreement, could not claim littoral status for offshore derivation purposes.

However, the Court did not:
Demarcate the Nigeria–Cameroon–Equatorial Guinea offshore maritime boundary;
Demarcate the internal maritime boundary between Cross River and Akwa Ibom;
Publish coordinates, OML numbers, host communities, or reservoir data for the disputed 76 oil wells;
Issue any perpetual injunction restraining future verification of oil well coordinates.

By contrast, in other derivation cases such as A.G. Rivers State v. A.G. Akwa Ibom State and A.G. Rivers State v. A.G. Imo State, the Supreme Court made specific consequential orders identifying oil wells, coordinates, OMLs and host communities.

The absence of such technical orders in the Cross River–Akwa Ibom case leaves a factual space for lawful verification by competent agencies.

The 2012 judgment related only to the then-disputed 76 oil wells and littoral access. It did not and cannot operate as a permanent legal shield against future discoveries, new wells, or updated coordinates.

BOUNDARY NON-DEMARCATION AND NIGERIA’S MARITIME ARCHITECTURE-SHAPE.

More than two decades after the ICJ judgment, Nigeria has not demarcated:
The offshore maritime boundary between Nigeria–Cameroon–Equatorial Guinea within the Cross River Estuary body of water;
The internal maritime boundary between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.

This failure has direct fiscal and national security implications. The ICJ judgment created a new maritime architecture in the Cross River Estuary, retaining a Body of Water for Nigeria and a lawful navigational corridor into the Gulf of Guinea.

Allocation of offshore oil wells within this space cannot lawfully rest on provisional templates or outdated maps, but on updated hydrographic surveys and coordinates consistent with UNCLOS 1982 (domesticated by Nigeria).

RMAFC AND INTER-AGENCY Verification: ADMINISTRATIVE, NOT JUDICIAL. .

Under Paragraph 32, Part I, Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is empowered to monitor revenue accruals and advise on derivation.

This constitutional mandate presupposes the verification of oil well coordinates.

The SURVEY CO-ORDINATION ACT (1962) vests the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF) with authority over geodetic surveys, while the National Boundary Commission (NBC) Act coordinates boundary processes.

The NIGERIAN UPSTREAM PETROLEUM REGULATORY COMMISSION (NUPRC), under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, maintains technical data on upstream operations, well locations and field development.

These agencies do not adjudicate disputes. They ascertain facts. The Supreme Court itself has affirmed the centrality of technical evidence in derivation matters in A.G. Federation v. A.G. Abia State (2001) and that administrative action must align with judicial determinations in RMAFC v. A.G. Rivers State (2022).

Verification of coordinates does not overturn a judgment; it supplies the facts upon which lawful derivation must rest.

ONSHORE/OFFSHORE DICHOTOMY AND PETROLEUM GOVERNANCE::

Nigeria abolished the onshore/offshore dichotomy following A.G. Federation v. A.G. Abia State (2001) and subsequent legislative measures.

The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 entrenches modern petroleum governance based on fields, wells, reservoirs and host communities, not outdated dichotomies.

Derivation under Section 162(2) of the Constitution flows from where petroleum is produced, as established by coordinates and reservoir continuity.

OIL-PRODUCING STATUS IS NOT DEFINED BY LITTORAL OR OFFSHORE STATUS.

Being a littoral state does not automatically confer oil-producing status. Ogun State is littoral yet not oil producing. Conversely, Anambra, Abia and Imo States are oil producing without offshore territories. Accordingly:

Cross River does not need to be a littoral state to be oil producing;

Cross River does not need an offshore territory to qualify as oil producing;

Cross River does not need a land or maritime boundary with Akwa Ibom to be oil producing:

Cross River does not need an OML Oil Mining Lease in its maritime Territory to be an oil producing state under Nigerian law.

Cross River State only needs confirmed and verifiable surface coordinates tied to Reservoir coordinates or continuity straddles extending into its territory from any OML.

Oil-producing status flows from verifiable hydrocarbon production within lawfully attributable territory, established by coordinates and geological data.

CONCLUSION.

All of Akwa Ibom State’s current derivation profile—now exceeding 2,000 oil wells—has itself been built and expanded through successive inter-agency verification exercises and reports since 2004. Those exercises were accepted when they worked in Akwa Ibom’s favour.

How Anyone can interprete the 2012 Supreme Court Judgment as a perpetual injunction restraining cross River State from being an oil producing state or owning oil wells derivation beyond the 76 oil wells is a scientific mystery, actually a Scientific Comedy.

It is therefore inconsistent, and legally untenable, to oppose the present Inter-Agency verification process simply because fresh coordinates may not align with older assumptions.

The 2012 Supreme Court judgment cannot be deployed as a MONITORING SPIRIT or MAGICAL INSTRUMENT hovering permanently over Nigeria’s upstream sector to block the verification of new oil well coordinates, new discoveries, and updated reservoir data only from cross River State territory is a 6G Error.

In the 2024 Inter Agency committee report cross River State produced 85 surface coordinates evidence, 67 confirmed for cross River and 18 for Akwa Ibom State.

In the 2025 Inter Agency committee report, cross River State produced 245 surface coordinates, all verified by the Committee. Assuming we automatically extract 76 oil wells in favour of the Supreme Court judgment coordinates, the result will be irrefutable.

So, will the Supreme Court judgment of 2012 be used to appropriate the entire 245 coordinates to Akwa Ibom State?

The judgment resolved a specific historical dispute over 76 oil wells and littoral access; it did not freeze geology in time, nor did it prohibit the constitutional agencies of the Federation from performing their statutory duties.

In a constitutional democracy, judicial finality coexists with scientific progress. Nigeria’s derivation system can only remain credible if it is anchored on current, verifiable coordinates and reservoir continuity, not on fear of evidence.

Cross River State’s oil-producing status, grounded in law, science and maritime reality, is therefore not a threat to federal order—it is an affirmation of it.

John Gaul Lebo
Cross River State Economic Intelligence Team.
February 2026.

04/02/2026

CRSMEDA Announces Phase 2 of the People First Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI)

Following the success of its inaugural phase, the Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (CRSMEDA) is proud to announce the official commencement of Phase 2 of the People First Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI).

Under the visionary leadership of His Excellency, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, the Executive Governor of Cross River State, this initiative is designed to transition retired civil servants from years of dedicated public service into active participants in the state's vibrant MSME sector. REDI Phase 2 aligns with the administration's People First mandate by providing retirees with the tools, training, and financial roadmaps necessary to build sustainable businesses.

"Retirement should not be the end of one's contribution to the economy, but rather a new chapter of impact," said Great Ogban , Director-General/CEO of CRSMEDA. "Through REDI, we are ensuring that the wealth of experience held by our retirees is harnessed to drive inclusive enterprise growth across the state".

Eligible retirees are invited to register online via bit.ly/MEDAREDI2

the deadline for applications is on the 16th of February, 2026.

03/02/2026

CRSMEDA Announces Phase 2 of the People First Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI)

Following the success of its inaugural phase, the Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (CRSMEDA) is proud to announce the official commencement of Phase 2 of the People First Retiree Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI).

Under the visionary leadership of His Excellency, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, the Executive Governor of Cross River State, this initiative is designed to transition retired civil servants from years of dedicated public service into active participants in the state's vibrant MSME sector. REDI Phase 2 aligns with the administration's People First mandate by providing retirees with the tools, training, and financial roadmaps necessary to build sustainable businesses.

"Retirement should not be the end of one's contribution to the economy, but rather a new chapter of impact," said Great Ogban, Director-General/CEO of CRSMEDA. "Through REDI, we are ensuring that the wealth of experience held by our retirees is harnessed to drive inclusive enterprise growth across the state".

Eligible retirees are invited to register online via bit.ly/MEDAREDI2

The deadline for applications is on the 16th of February, 2026.

01/02/2026

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/why-we-conferred-honorary-doctorate-on-gov-otu-modibbo-adama-varsity/

‎By Henry Obetta Governor Bassey Otu of ‎Cross River State has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, in recognition of what the institution described as his far-reaching contributions to governance, public service and humanitarian development acro...