By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu says his victory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, January 12, 2024, belongs to the electorates who braved all the odds on March 18, 2023, to vote for him and the All Progressives Congress (APC). As quoted by his Chief Press
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has approved the appointment of Dr. Arigor John Arigor as the State Project Coordinator, Agro-Processing, Agricultural Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (CR-APPEALS Project). In a press release issued by Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of
By Able Winnard The management of the University of Cross River State, (UNICROSS) has announced the resumption date for the continuation of the first semester 2023/2024 academic session. Recall that the State-owned institution had on the 14th of December, 2023 embarked on a two-week festive break for both students and staff which elapsed on January
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Water Board Limited (CRSWBL) has urged residents of the State to start using and drinking their supplied water after undergoing test runs and purification. CRSWBL on December 14, 2023, said it will soon test-run the Water Treatment Plant with the newly installed components, warning the
By Patrick Obia After seven hours of tight grilling, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Betta Edu. The former minister was invited by the anti-graft agency to answer questions concerning alleged financial misconduct in her ministry. Having quizzed from 11:AM to 6:PM,
By Godwin Otang New tertiary institutions in Nigeria often take off from existing infrastructure, usually donated by the federal, or state government or the local government. However, in the case of the Federal Polytechnic Ugep in Cross River State, there was no already-made temporary site provided for takeoff. The newly appointed rector of the polytechnic
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) has a new State Director. The new DSS boss, State Command is Mrs. Roseline Izuagbe who replaces the outgoing State Director, Mr. John Sokoya. Governor Otu received her and her predecessor in Calabar, on Tuesday, January 9th where they charted
The controversy about the request by the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to the Accountant General, as widely reported, is only a reflection of the systemic failure in our public service. I will point out a few issues while we await the outcome of the investigation. Before I proceed, it is evident