By Archibong Jeremiah Fuel and transportation prices have increased in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The gradual increase started last week when petrol stations within the city center increased their price to N180 per liter, those outside (8 Miles) sold a liter N200, but transportation price was not affected at this point. Today, Tuesday,
“They used to be a functional Cross River State Scholarship Board. They sourced for scholarships even outside Cross River State for students. I benefited from one of those scholarships. Board members came with scholarship forms to the University. In far away Sokoto. Went from faculty to faculty… In fact department to department to get qualified
By Patrick Obia One of Cross River’s enthusiastic entrepreneurs, Toms Alims has raised an alarm over an impoundment of one of his dispatch rides – Eagle 1 by men of the Nigerian Police Force, Mbukpa Division, Calabar South Local Government. The yet-to-be-identified officers who impounded the bike on Sunday 30 October claimed that “the rider’s
By Mary Bassey A non-governmental organization Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, has held a training on Foster Care in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The training, according to Mrs. Eseoghene Edina Ibor, the Program Coordinator of BRCI, is to enlighten members of the public on the procedures, challenges, and criteria for the fostering of
By Our Reporter The Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) are set to onboard and certify 14 commercial cocoa seed entrepreneurs. The certificate issuance will occur on November 8, 2022, at CRIN’s headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State. In 2021, PIND and CRIN signed a
By Ogar Monday Communities in Cross River State have been encouraged to take ownership of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law and the Disability Rights Law (DRL), as both laws have expanded the definition of violence and rape. The communities were warned against treating issues around rape “as a family matter” as the VAPP
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2023 general elections, Mr. Effiong Nyong has unveiled his manifesto hinged on what he termed three ‘Rs’ – Reconciliation, Restructuring, and Restoration. While presenting the manifesto to the management of CrossRiverWatch during a visit to the head office
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Civil Society Network has endorsed the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War Campaign. The Convener of the network, Leader Ben Usang committed to supporting the campaign when the Vote Not Fight, Election No Be War Campaign State Technical Committee paid him an advocacy visit on Saturday at