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$350m Cross River railway project gets mapping

The $350m Grand Litora Railway project in Cross River State reached a significant milestone with the presentation of the topographical mapping for the first 104 km of the Calabar-Ugep route. A statement from Rinehooke Investment Ltd, backing the project, confirmed that the mapping was presented at the Tinapa Free Zone Resort on New Year’s Day, […]

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Cross River launches 50,000 hectare rice plantation

Cross River state has launched has officially launched a 50,000-hectares rice plantation in the state, starting with Ogoja. This was disclosed by the Governor, Bassey Edet Otu via his official X handle on Saturday. According to the Governor, it’s a giant step forward in the effort of the state to bolster agriculture in Cross River […]

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Cross River decries N34m federal allocation for March

The Cross River State Government received only about 15 per cent of its statutory allocation from the Federation Account in March. Figures released show that out of the state’s gross allocation of N2.22bn, only N34.9m was received by the state as N2.18bn was deducted to service debts incurred by the previous administration. A statement titled, […]