by crosssriverwatch admin The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI , is not a witch hunting instrument or a self seeking exercise but a voluntary process through which verifiable data is validated and published for use by policy makers and the public towards improving the country’s macroeconomics environment and strengthening public expenditure management and implementing
by crossriverwatch admin A 21 year old boy, Samuel Eyo Nsa has stabbed his 78-year old father, Chief Eyo Nsa to death at Eseko village, Creek Town in Odukpani Local Government Area of the State for allegedly refusing to defend him after he was caught stealing a neighbor’s goat. The incident happened on Children’s Day,
by crossriverwatch admin The increase in violence against journalists world over has been described as unacceptable with a call for journalists to close ranks and rise against the oppressors of those who seek justice and good governance. President of the International Federation of Journalists, Jim Boumelha stated this during the opening session of the World
by crossriverwatch admin Some political office holders who are still enjoying salaries from their former Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Cross River State will soon be identified and sanctioned, crossriverwatch can authoritatively report. Chairman of the State Civil Service Commission, Sir Brian Ekpong stated this in Calabar when the Commission interfaced with the Chairman
by NAN The Cross River Government has won $1 million prize instituted by Bill Gates Foundation for polio Immunization in Africa, Commissioner for Local Government Affairs Peter Ojie has said. Ojie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Calabar that the state emerged the best in polio immunization in the South South
by crossriverwatch admin A sixteen year old girl, Miss Agnes Igben and her mum have been banished from Bedia Village in Obudu Local Government for conspiring to bury Agnes’ new born baby alive. Crossriverwatch gathered that Agnes who suddenly became pregnant nine months ago, until she was delivered of her baby girl at home by
by crossriverwatch admin Two weeks after a Chinese trade delegation from Changchun City, China had made known its intention to establish a truck manufacturing plant in Calabar, another Chambers from the world’s second largest economy have arrived the state with more business fortunes. A delegation from Lianonig Chambers of Commerce, China led by its Managing
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Ministry of Environment has again reminded residents of Calabar Metropolis to as a matter of priority, take precautionary measures in and around their premises to protect their lives and property against any mishap, as this year’s rainy season sets in. In a statement signed by the state Commissioner