By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Assistant to President Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono Obla has accused the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade of misappropriating the bail out funds and the 11 Billion Naira Paris Club refund handed the state by the federal government not long ago. Obla claimed that the bail out funds
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Government cocoa project is facing implementation challenges due to lack of coordination of activities by government officials, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN recalls that Governor Ben Ayade announced last year that his administration would make Cross River a front line cocoa producing state in the country.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the Ogoja Inland port and two others presently under construction in Baro and Lokoja will be completed this year, 2017. The Managing Director of NIWA, Boss Mustapha, who disclosed this in Lokoja during an interaction with newsmen recently said that works on the ports at
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade is continuing his investment drive in Capetown, South Africa where he is attending the ‘Investing in African Mining Indaba’, the world’s largest mining investment conference and the largest mining event in Africa. The event also known as Mining Indaba, is attended annually by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government and Cross River State have launched the waste-to-wealth program aimed at generating employment and manage waste in the state. Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, laid the foundation for the project at the weekend at Idundu Industrial Layout, Calabar, where the dumpsite is domiciled. The program, according
By Ushang Ewa Members of the Cross River State Rice Management Board were Thursday trained on the efficient management and utilization of the rice value chain. The one day training aims at schooling members of the board to ensure they know the basics and ensure the smooth running of the board whose goal is to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin BEING REMARKS BY SENATOR VICTOR NDOMA-EGBA SAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION NDDC, ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOARD’S INAUGURAL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 AT THE COMMISSION’S HEADQUARTERS IN PORT HARCOURT. It is my pleasure to welcome you my distinguished colleagues to the inaugural
By Owai Obo Scores of youths from Idoma, Betem, Igbofia and Akpet-Egbai in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, Wednesday 1st February, 2017 protested against alleged marginalization by management of Wilmar Palm Estate popular known as IBIAE Palm Estate. The youths were armed with placards bearing various inscriptions like: “We can’t remain as