Year: 2019

The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission formally opened bid for the expression of Interest/Prequalification for the construction of Pilgrims Heritage C House, phase 1A in Abuja. In her address at the bid opening at NCPC Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, on the 28th October 2019 the Director in Charge of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Mrs. Esther Kwaghe affirmed that due diligence would be taken into consideration in looking into the proposals submitted by the bidders. According to her, “we want to have value for the money the government is investing in this…

BY CELESTINE TORUKA The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), is the apex national regulatory body for Christian pilgrimage in Nigeria. It is the only government Christian agency that has direct link with the federal government. The Commission was statutorily established by an Act of the National Assembly No. 32 of May, 2007. Its enabling Act empowers the Commission to organize and coordinate the activities and movement of Christians, who perform Holy Pilgrimage from Nigeria to Israel and other Holy sites around the world. The Commission is also saddled with the…

The Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, have disclosed moves to partner Sweden on actualising a green economy for the state through implantation and sustainability strategies. This was made known by Governor Ayade who was represented by one of his Senior Aides, Prince Michael Nku Abuo (JP), during a courtesy visit to the Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria, Mr Carl Michael, at the Embassy in Abuja. Abuo, who expressed optimism during the visit said the Ayade-led administration has started doing its part to ensure the state becomes Nigeria’s leading…

The Cross River State Journalists Forum, Abuja, (CROSSJOF), has called on the state Governor, Sir Ben Ayade to bring to an end the violence in some communities of Boki Local Government Area which has left at least seven persons dead and several property destroyed. CROSSJOF, in a statement jointly signed by its Secretary, Mr David Odama and Public Relations Officer, Mr Godfrey Akon, on Wednesday, condemned the violent attacks on Boki communities by rival cult gangs, urging Governor Ayade to quickly secure the deployment of security personnel to the affected…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been petitioned over the unprovoked brutal assault and attack on the publisher of the Publisher of Aljazirah Nigeria Newspapers, Mr Etuk Williams Bassey, by security aides of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Also petitioned on the attack include, the National Security Adviser, Inspector-Geneal of Police, the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS) and the National Human Rights Commission. Mr Bassey in the petition, which was dated October 21, and signed by his lawyer, a Principal at Beacon Chambers, Barr David C. Maduka, demanded amongst others…

In a bid to consolidate on the giant industrialization strides of the Sir Ben Ayade-led Cross River State administration, the government is seeking to partner the African Export Import Bank (AFREXIM) to access the bank’s $500 million Manufacturers Fund and other intervention funds. The state governor has also approved a two-day state visit by the team of the bank to be led by its president and regional team to enable the management see first-hand industrialization strides of the Ayade-led government. This was contained in a letter dated October 21, 2019…