By Jonathan Ugbal The players in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry have called off their 72 hours long strike following an agreement with the Cross River State government to suspend the collection of the NGN12,800 levy imposed on petroleum tankers. The Petroleum Tankers Drivers and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) met
Peter Inyali The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has pledged to build a 5 Megawatts solar power plant in the University of Calabar, (UNICAL) Calabar. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Barnhard Schlagheck disclosed this on Monday in Calabar during a courtesy call on the university Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu. Schlagheck noted
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade (Photo: Govt House Calabar) There is outrage in Cross River following the disclosure of federal allocation to the state in the first quarter of 2017 by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun. As disclosed by the Finance Minister and reported by most media outlets across the country, Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal The fuel scarcity in Calabar, the Cross River State capital continued Wednesday with residents purchasing a liter of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for as high as NGN500 CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The price skyrocketed within 3 hours following an artificial scarcity caused by a face-off between the Cross River State chapter of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch is set to be conferred with a ‘Legacy Award’ as part of activities to celebrate Cross River State at 50 a letter from the project director, Kammonke Abam addressed to the Publisher, Agba Jalingo on Tuesday read. Established five (5) years ago, the media organization has continuously fed the public with
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Ms Elizabeth Adede as the Special Adviser on Revenue Mobilization. Adede was appointed the commissioner for Finance in 1994 by the then state’s military administrator, Group Captain Ibrahim Kefas later became a member of the board of a
By Ushang Ewa The transport fares within the city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital which hiked by 100 percent on Tuesday as reported by CrossRiverWatch is due to an alleged face-off between the Cross River State Government and the state chapter of the Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) findings reveal. Normal rates of
By Archibong Jeremiah/Roland Enya-Forte Fuel scarcity has again hit the Cross River State capital, Calabar. Our reporters observed yesterday afternoon that the usual pick and drop which costs N50 has been hiked to N100 while routes that costs N100 were hiked to N200. It was also observed that only few fueling stations were selling fuel.