By Agency Report The Nigeria Federal Government has assured that the contractors handling the dualization of the Calabar-Itu Highway will soon return to site to resume work on the road which served as a link between Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. Adebisi Osim, the acting controller of Works in Cross River, said this on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The newly Inaugurated Executives of the Nigeria Union Campus Journalists (UNCJ), University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) chapter have been charged to uphold the tenet of the Union. The executives inaugurated on Friday June 28, 2024 will pilot the affairs of the Union for the 2023/24 academic sessions. The patron of the
By Patrick Obia A young PhD Cross Riverian, Essien Essien Oku Jrn, is breaking and taking the world of academics by storm in the United States of America (USA) and globally. Essien Oku, a doctoral student from Nigeria at Drexel University, is making remarkable strides in the academic and research world in the United States.
By Patrick Obia Mr. Cornelius Ellah was on his way back from the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) where he had spent part of his evening visiting his cousin, who had been admitted for several days. The condition of his cousin and the other patients at the hospital lingered in his mind, reminding him
I am compelled to respond to the vitriolic post circulating on social media, penned by an individual who ought to know better. The author’s diatribe against a Senator, reeking of bitterness and desperation, is a stark departure from the objectivity and professionalism they claim to uphold. Their supposed “objective review” is nothing but a thinly
By Godwin Ajom Cross River, along with six other States of Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Anambra, and Ebonyi have been selected for the pilot phase of the European Union’s Delegation to Nigeria and West Africa (EUDEL)’s program aimed at improving the operational environment for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria. The initiative seeks to
By Sylvia Akpan With the need to build trust – viewed as an essential commodity in a democratic setting, the International Press Center (IPC) and stakeholders have sued for sincerity as the 2027 general elections beacons. This was the summary of the one-day multi-stakeholder meeting organized by IPC, in collaboration with the European Union
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In celebration of Refugees Week and International Olympics Day 2024, not less than sixty female netball players from three Cameroonian refugee camps – Adagom 1, Adagom 3, and Ukende, in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, are being groomed for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. This initiative, organized by Community Sport