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
By Archibong Jeremiah The Federal Government of Nigeria has given approval to the Cross River State Government to commence full work on the proposed Bakassi deep seaport. The disclosure was made recently by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Rosemary Archibong. Mrs. Rosemary asked all Cross Riverians to have an open mind about
By Obongha James The Cross River State Government has placed a ban on erecting of outdoor advertisement boards not produced in the State. This was made known by the Director General Cross River State Signage and Advertisement Agency (CRISSAA), Stanley Nsemo-Livingstone where he revealed that they are currently working with some students from Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River today (Thursday) inaugurated the `Calabar Municipal Garden’ which will serve as the 2016 Calabar Carnival village, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ayade said that the village was chosen because it was central and accessible to residents and tourists. The governor said the village would
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Commissioner for Police, Mr. Jimoh Ozi-Obeh, yesterday, described the Calabar garment factory as a very fantastic facility with a huge capacity to produce the entire uniforms for the Nigerian Police. Ozi-Obeh disclosed this in Calabar when he was conducted round the factory by Governor Ben Ayade to assess the
By Our Transport Correspondent Following months of complaints by motorists plying the Calabar – Itu federal highway, the road has been rehabilitated CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. CrossRiverWatch had reported in September that the Niger Delta Development Commission had begun the rehabilitation of the Highway with two contractors; Zenith construction handling repair work from Odukpani junction to