By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has released a NGN500 million revolving fund for the development of small and medium scale enterprises. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade disclosed this Tuesday in Calabar during the commissioning of the State’s owned microfinance bank. The sum is expected to be the bank’s startup
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House of Correspondent The Cross River State government on Saturday, flagged off the construction of the West Africa Advanced Teachers Continuous Training College with the aim of improving the performance and skills of teachers. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who performed the exercise at Biase local government area said the institution
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the recent gang war in Bendeghe Ekiem community of Etung local government area may have been sparked by the killing of the friend of a gangsta by the rival group. The gang war led to the death of the at least four gangstas and was between the
By Rose Ofem and Martha Abua The Association of Resident Doctors in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) has embarked on a week-long warning strike following the failure of the institution’s management to pay it salary arrears. The warning strike is the result of the resolution of the general meeting of the association held
By Efa Sunday The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC, office in Cross River State on Monday announced that it will display the updated record of the National Register of Voters from Tuesday November 6, to Monday November 12, 2018. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Frankland Briyai told journalists in a briefing that: “This update
By Jonathan Ugbal Despite a court injunction against a sacked lecturer in the Department of philosophy, University of Calabar, Mr. Joseph Odok from posting “libelous materials” against the Vice Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu on Facebook, CrossRiverWatch findings have revealed that Mr. Odok has continued such. Odok was on November 2, 2018 sacked by the Varsity’s
By Margaret Adado The Cross River State Government has assured workers of prompt payment of salaries no matter the sum agreed by the federal government as the new national minimum wage. The Special Adviser of Labor to the government, Comrade Effiong Umoh stated this on Sunday in Calabar while speaking on the radio program; ‘The
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has threatened to vote out any governor who fails to implement the proposed minimum wage. “We are ready for 6th November and if any governor that does not pay, we will vote him out,” said Comrade Oyongha Edim, the vice chairman of the NLC in Cross River