By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has announced that it is partnering with the Peter Bello foundation and Japanese optics and imaging giants Nikon to educate Cross Riverians on photography skills. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Events management and governor’s office, Kenneth Aklah disclosed this during a media briefing Friday, in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The House of Representatives yesterday adopted a motion sponsored by Mr. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency of Cross River State) on the urgent need to investigate the huge debts owed the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) by some major and independent oil marketers. Jarigbe had alleged that “there is a connivance
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A private radio station in Calabar, `Hit 95.9 FM’ on Monday said it has concluded arrangements to set the world record for the longest club party ever, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The party is to complement activities for this year’s edition of the Calabar carnival. Mr Patrick Ugbe, Chief
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of gestures to encourage and support indigenous enterpreneurs who chose to return home to invest in Cross River State, the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has promised that he will personally contribute to helping the businesses stabilize and break even. The governor said this while making a goodwill donation of
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says he will award the sum of NGN2million to the best researcher on the topic; “The Superhighway As A Means Of Decoupling Cross River From The Dependence On Federal Allocation Via Public, Private Partnership”. However, only members of the Course 39 study group of
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says the 21 megawatts power plant initially scheduled to be delivered this month will be completed in February 2017. Ayade had said in August that the facility will be ready by December to ensure 24 hours supply of electricity but failed to give
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Bank of Agriculture has commenced the verification of rice farms of the beneficiaries of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers Program in Cross River State. Fidel Egoro, the Chairman of Rice Farmers’ Association of Nigeria in the state, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on
By Okey Emmanuel The Cross River State Government has acquired lime stone, quarry and mining licenses, and is ready to set up quarries in the three Senatorial districts of the State. The disclosure was made by the State Commissioner for Natural Resources, Hon. George O’ben-Etchi in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV. His words: “Lucky