By Ogar Monday Traders and customers patronising the Goldie market by Etta Agbor havd berated the Cross River Urban Development Agency (CUDA) for its inability to evacuate refuse from the market timely. Speaking to our Correspondent, a footwear seller in the market who identified himself simply as Chinedu said the CUDA truck that usually comes
By Ushang Ewa Sellers of vegetables in Calabar the capital city of Cross River State are now optimistic of a brighter year following continuous downpours after a prolonged dry season. Findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal that most sellers who rely on rainfall to water their crops rued their choice of business when the rains set in
In the absence of infrastructure, Cross River State biggest problem today is job creation for our teeming youth population. While most political faithfuls have been awarded positions in government as a means of the current administrations bid to build up governance capacity in lieu of job creation or political settlements, this gesture may have helped
By Ogar Monday Women have been encouraged to rise up and begin to help themselves grow in any sector they find themselves. This admonition was given by various speakers at the Women In Enterprise Conference 2016 held at the conference hall of the South-South Entrepreneurship Development Center, Calabar. While giving his welcome address, the Manager,
By Archibong Jeremiah Central Bank of Nigeria, Calabar Cross River State capital, Friday morning witnessed an explosion that left behind several casualties. The explosion according to eye witnesses who spoke to CrossRiverWatch, occurred between the hours of 10 and 11am. Mr. Chris Ndu, Manager of De Choice fast food Calabar, neighbors to CBN Calabar, recounts
By CrossRiverWatch admin The House of Representatives yesterday condemned the planned unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, as proposed by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, this week without following the constitutional process. It said instead of embarking on an unconstitutional journey, the
By CrossRiverWatch admin As part of his efforts to ensure that communities in Cross River State enjoy the benefits of their natural endowments, the Special Assistant to the State Governor on Local Content, Anthony Imoh has said that all companies coming into the State for operations must hence forth, sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River Executive Council has approved the sum of 100 million Naira for the licensing of the state owned financial institution incorporated as Cross River State Micro Finance Bank Limited by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The state government says this is to complement its bid to turn