By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hon. Usani Usani, Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, almost frustrated our hopes of a virile and viable All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State after the outcomes of the party local government and state congresses. However, I hear some cheering news from APC’s just concluded convention. Nobody with a clear conscience
By Obeten Godfrey Public school teachers in Cross River State have threatened to embark on a strike action following the inability of the state government to implement promises and agreement it had with the Cross River state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in 2016. The sit-at-home is expected to begin on Wednesday,
By Isek Violet Th Cross River State Government has concluded plans to establish a cement factory in Yala Local Government Area of the State. The disclosure was made by the State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Peter Egba where he also revealed that “Yala Local Government has enough limestone deposits, more than what Lafarge
By Isek Violet The Director General of the Cross River State Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau, Barrister Alphonsus Eba has maintained that the relevant processes as captured in the 2017 Appropriation Act were duly followed in the State’s industrialization drive. He gave the affirmation while speaking as a guest on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” Sunday,
I was there when Odukpani and Calabar Municipal jointly agreed to give Calabar Municipal their last term. At the time, I was battling for my House of Assembly ticket. I have great respect for every political candidate running for federal house of representatives. However, we must all submit ourselves to simple agreements that ensures the
As our governor prepares for the visit of Mr. President and more Industries are hastily built and thousands are hastily employed, even if only on Radio, I recall our days in school, primary and secondary. Each time an Inspector of schools is expected, or a Commissioner or some senior official of the Ministry of Education,
By Ogar Monday Following a recent outbreak of fire in a gas refilling plant along MCC Road in Calabar the Cross River State capital that destroyed properties worth millions of Naira, the Greater Calabar City Development Authority has frowned at the arbitrary location of gas and fuel stations at residential areas in Calabar. The agency
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Long before his inauguration as governor on May 29, 2015, Professor Ben Ayade, had already developed an impressive developmental blueprint on how Cross River State under his stewardship would evolve. As a state that had for decades worn the badge of civil service like a second skin, Governor Ayade was determined to