By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The bill to establish the Cross River State Homeland Safety and Security Agency has passed first reading in the Cross River State House of Assembly. The bill which is an executive bill according to the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. John Gaul is to help tackle the issue
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State government it is administration is committed to achieving Universal health coverage and reducing to insignificant levels, maternal Mortality rates. The health commissioner, Inyang Asibong stated this Monday, at the opening ceremony of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) Multi-Year Operational Plan (MOP) meeting at
By Archibong Jeremiah Some Ex-militants trained under the federal government’s post amnesty scheme Wednesday in Calabar protested the non-presentation of certificates to them following their completion of a 6 months course at the University of Calabar’s (UNICAL) Institute of Oceanography. The visibly angry ex-militants expressed their disappointment at the failure of the institution’s management to
By CrossRiverWatch admin The National Population Commission has identified Cross River State as the state with the highest number of teenage pregnancies in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state director of the commission Bassey Eteng disclosed this recently in Calabar, the Cross River State capital at an event held in commemoration of
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Palace of the Paramount Ruler of Calabar South and King of the Efut Nation located at Anantigha has been forcefully opened and traditional rites carried out by some Chiefs and youths (names withheld). The Palace which has been under lock and key since 2012 following the Kingship tussle between the then
By CrossRiverWatch admin Maurice Ekong, the Special Adviser Petroleum Resources to Cross River Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has announced the availability in commercial quantity, crude oil reserves in the northern part of the state. Ekong disclosed this recently in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch in his office where he also disclosed that the state Government
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The Cross River State commissioner for health, Dr. Inyang Asibong says her ministry beat it’s counterparts across the country as well as the federal ministry of health in the development of a Strategic Health Development Plan. Asibong made this known while addressing participants at a healthcare financing stakeholders meeting held
By Archibong Jeremiah Youths under the auspices of Stand Up For Nigeria have joined several others who have thrown their weight behind the Bakassi deep seaport and Cross River super highway projects expressing optimism at the employment opportunities that are associated with them. The group’s spokesperson, Obande Gideon disclosed the group’s position recently in a