By Grace Orok The Cross River State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Victor Agu has disclosed that his Ministry is duty bound to finish inherited projects before embarking on new ones. The Commissioner who spoke recently to our reporter said the governor has given a clear directive that inherited projects should be prioritized. “We inherited
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The perpetual dependence of states in Nigeria on federally allocated revenue has become the bane of development in the nation. Month after month, the 36 states’ Commissioners of Finance line up in Abuja to receive stipends that are barely enough to achieve the developmental dreams of the various states. This has created
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Executive Council Wednesday sitting in its first full session for 2017 approved the sum of NGN3billion for the construction of the Boki East-West road and the Boje bridge CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The road has been the subject of controversy in succeeding administrations with indigenes forced
By Ushang Ewa Sensational youth music group in Calabar, Okpo Rekordz has dropped the video for their hit single ‘Na work’ on the Callywood platform CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The video directed by Hairbreed was shot on location in Callywood, Tinapa, Calabar, the Cross River State capital and features the group known for promoting an Efik
By Our Correspondent Worried by the current economic realities in the country and its overbearing impacts on the ordinary citizens of the state, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has abolished all forms of taxation and levies on low income earners in the state. Affected by the tax exemption are those earning below N50,000
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration has given Cross River Government five days ultimatum to submit a comprehensive report on how it expended the N7.856bn bailout funds meant for salary arrears. The committee gave the directive in Calabar while investigating alleged misappropriation of the bailout funds given to the
By Jeremiah Archibong The Cross River State Police command has debunked speculations that the renewed communal crisis between natives of Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State and Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State has led to angry youths blocking Itu bridge which is the major entrance and exit
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has refuted claims in some quarters that it has lost the National Sports Festival hosting rights which it got since 2014. The rebuttal was done by the State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Asu Okang at the defense of the 2017 budget by the Cross River