By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Hon. Itaya Nyong has stated that the State is on the verge of having a modular refinery that will kick off within the next 2 years as plans for the refinery have reached advanced stage. The Commissioner who made this known while speaking with
By Odey Ojeka The youth forum in Ugep community of central Cross River state have commenced a sensitization and reorientation campaign to checkmate the menace of gangstarism in the area. The President of the forum, Stephen ‘Ewa’ George on Tuesday led youth leaders in the four political wards that make up Ugep where he called
By Obeten Godfrey Experts in the tourism sector in Cross River State say that the State still lags behind when it comes to tourism development in the country. They barred their minds recently while speaking as guests on the program, “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9FM, Calabar on the topic: Sustainable Tourism in
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government is on the verge of losing a USD5 million grant from the United Nations Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council due to it’s failure to provide the counterpart funding of NGN104 million to expand the sanitation and hygiene program. This equals NGN1,802,500,000.00 (one point eight billion Naira)
By Jonathan Ugbal Commercial motorists are currently protesting alleged extortion by the Federal Road Safety Corps along the Calabar – Odukpani axis of the Calabar – Itu – Ikot Ekpene highway. The motorists under the aegis of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) are bearing placards with different messages calling for the removal
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has said that to tackle the issues of insecurity, the microscopic aspect of the society charged with the upbringing of the young ones; the family must be effective. Ayade stated this while delivering his goodwill message at a public lecture on security
By Jonathan Ugbal Niger Delta affairs minister, Pastor Usani Usani has said that Nigeria is heading towards what was experienced in Cambodia if the current trend of insecurity is not been tackled. Usani was speaking at the public lecture on security organized by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kpotun Idris in Uyo, the Akwa
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade is currently attending the South South public lecture on security organized by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital. Mr. Ayade is one of the three governors in attendance with his counterparts in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Udom Emmanuel