By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has proceeded on a working recess, allowing lawmakers to take their legislative activities beyond the chambers and deepen engagement with their constituents. In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache, said, the recess provides members of the 10th Assembly an opportunity
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State office of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSIFT) has marked the 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It had the theme “Anticipate, Prepare and Respond to Crisis: Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety & Health.” The event which held April 28, 2021 was marked in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University Akpabuyo, Sir Arthur Archibong has lauded the Cross River State Government for its stride so far in preventing the spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the State. Sir Archibong in a press release went on to urge the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to reconsider his
In November 2019, while I was still incarcerated, we heard in our transistor radios how the “Ak 47 Economy” aka kidnapping was flourishing in Calabar. The news was awash with cases of rampant kidnapping in a town where such occurrences were hitherto unheard of. We heard that over six members of staff of the University