By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River government has announced plans to ensure the sustainability of the State’s library complex in Calabar following commencement of renovation works. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade told journalists during an inspection tour of the facility that there will be two emphasis in the operation of the complex
By Emma Unah and Ushang Ewa Factional guber candidate of the Pastor Usani Usani, the Minster of Niger Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State for the 2019 general elections, Pastor Usani Usani has unveiled a lawyer, Mrs Helen Efiom as his running mate insisting that he remains the candidate of the party
By Efa Sunday Some aggrieved contestants of the just concluded Cross River Northern Festival (NorthFest) pageant have called for the sum of NGN500,000 to be paid to each of them as compensation. The contestants, numbering about a dozen said they had been tricked by the secretary of the NorthFest pageant subcommittee, Mr. Noel Ugbong and
By Margaret John The Chairman of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Tony Enyang has called on the federal government to pay more attention to issues concerning education to avert industrial actions. Enyang stated this in an interview with CrossRiverWatch over the recent indefinite industrial action
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has released a NGN500 million revolving fund for the development of small and medium scale enterprises. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade disclosed this Tuesday in Calabar during the commissioning of the State’s owned microfinance bank. The sum is expected to be the bank’s startup
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House of Correspondent The Cross River State government on Saturday, flagged off the construction of the West Africa Advanced Teachers Continuous Training College with the aim of improving the performance and skills of teachers. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who performed the exercise at Biase local government area said the institution
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the recent gang war in Bendeghe Ekiem community of Etung local government area may have been sparked by the killing of the friend of a gangsta by the rival group. The gang war led to the death of the at least four gangstas and was between the
By Rose Ofem and Martha Abua The Association of Resident Doctors in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) has embarked on a week-long warning strike following the failure of the institution’s management to pay it salary arrears. The warning strike is the result of the resolution of the general meeting of the association held