By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River State has received an unfair treatment from the Federal Government in the distribution of the commonwealth said the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Monday in Calabar, the state’s capital. “You took our land, took our oil wells, took us out of 13 per cent derivation fund and reduced
Being a text of the speech of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River at the stakeholders forum meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Environment on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed 260km superhighway project as transcribed by Solomon Asha. On Thursday, March 16, 2017, the Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja organized a stakeholders’
There is a consistent resounding with the target of achieving digital Cross River. Broadly speaking, a digital society ensures an ICT driven knowledge-based society where information will be readily available online and where all possible tasks of the government, semi-government and private spheres will be processed through modern technology. So, a digital Cross River must
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Ojong Ayiba as the Managing Director of the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort. Also, Ayade approved the appointment of Justina Ovat as the General Manager of the Tinapa lakeside Hotel. Ojong Ayiba is the immediate past Chairman of Ikom local government
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent 13 months after approving NGN100million to acquire license to float its own financial institution, the Cross River State Government has announced the approval of NGN1billion to float what will be known as the Cross River State Microfinance Bank Limited. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade announced this midweek when the
By Ushang Ewa The Senator representing Cross River central in the red chambers of the National Assembly, John Owan Enoh has announced plans to host a three weeks ICT training program for his constituents. This was contained in a video message published by Senator Enoh on his official Facebook page where he invited all and
By Jonathan Ugbal The Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital has been shut down following illegal activities around the premises. The Guardian reports that the officials of the Federal airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), representatives of the Cross River State Government and the community in a communique issued after a
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government among other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has demanded a refund from the deductions for the Paris club loan findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. The total sum is $160, 936, 263.51 and when converted to the Naira with the parallel market exchange rate of 430 Naira