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Lawyer, 124 Corpses For Mass Burial in Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin One Barrister James Etudo and one hundred and twenty four other corpses including an unidentified leg abandoned in the mortuary of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital are to be given mass burial by the hospital authorities within the next one week. The hospital which conveyed the information to the public through

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Cross River to Harness FDI Through Local Content Development

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government is set to harness the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment to its shores by investing in local content development through skill acquisition and vocational training. This was made known at The Bridge Leadership Foundation’s 2013 Career & Founder’s Day event which held at the Cultural Center, Calabar

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France, Cross River Explore Areas Of Collaboration

by crossriverwatch admin France and Cross River State have indicated interest in exploring areas that will be of mutual benefit to each other. Cross River believes the economic tie will be in line with its policy thrust of moving away from its civil service status to a private sector driven economy. Governor Liyel Imoke made

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Ramadan Lecture: Muslim Cleric Urge States To Emulate Cross River On Religious Tolerance

by crossriverwatch admin The peaceful co-existence of both Muslims and Christians in Cross River State has been used as example of how society can develop despite religion, ethnic or tribal differences. A University Don and Guest Lecturer at the second, 13 Brigade of Nigeria Army Calabar Annual Ramadan Lecture, Ustaz, Engineer Ibrahim Ade stated this

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MDGs: Mass Sack Loom in Cross River Civil Service Over ICT Illiteracy

by crossriverwatch admin Henceforth, civil servants who fail to acquire Computer and Information Technology basic education by the end of 2015 risk loosing their job. The State Head of Service, Mary-Theresa Ikwen Stated this in calabar during her opening remark at a two-day sensitization workshop on computer skills acquisition for Civil and Public Servants in

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Give Accurate Data, Cross River LG Auditor-General Tells Pension Board

by crossriverwatch admin The need for accurate register of entry into pension scheme by retirees and appropriate capturing of their data in Cross River State has been advocated. State Auditor-General for Local Government, Mr. Anthony Ayeni stated this during an interactive session of the state pension board forum in Calabar. Ayeni said doing this will

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Cross River, MTN Sign N1.1b Deal on Broadband Infrastructure

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government has signed a concession agreement with MTN Communications Nigeria Limited for the provision of 115km of telecommunications cable duct infrastructure for the city of Calabar spanning from Tinapa to Anantigha. According to the Special Adviser Communication Technology Development Mr Odo Effiong, the system when completed in six

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