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Legislator Budgets 1 Million For First 20 Constituents To Operate Account With UNICAL Micro Finance Bank

By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The member representing Boki 2 State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Hilary Bisong has made available one million naira to be distributed as loan for the first twenty (20) of his constituents to register and operate a business account with UNICAL Micro Finance

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Cross River To Have New Chinese City And Agro Based University

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade, again pushed the expectations of Cross Riverians from his administration, higher with the promise of a Chinese City and a University focused on Agriculture. Ayade who has been out of the state for around a month revealed this to government house correspondents shortly

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Boki LGA Gets First Banking Institution

By CrossRiverWatch admin The people of Boki Local Government in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State are still celebrating the commencement of banking activities on Boki soil since the creation of the local government. Boki, one of the local government councils created since 28 August, 1991 with the capital in Boje, a population

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South-South Global Entrepreneurship Week Ends In Calabar

By Okwo Kerry/Otto-Obong Clement November each year, the Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) marks Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in the three geo-political zones in the country through its Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDC), having one located in each of the six geopolitical zones with Cross River housing that of the South-South. This year, Cross River State

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Unveiling A Blueprint For Inclusive Economic Growth And Shared Prosperity In Cross River BY EMMANUEL ETIM

The vision statement of our dear state reads “Cross River State aspires by 2020 to be a leading Nigerian state with prosperous, healthy and well educated citizens living in harmony with people and nature and pursuing their legitimate interests in freedom moderated by good governance.” While this is a wonderful vision, Sen. Prof. Benedict Ayade

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Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder In Calabar As Ayade Appeals To Tanker Drivers To Call Off Strike

By Archibong Jeremiah Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has appealed to tanker drivers in the state to call off their ongoing strike which has worsened the fuel supply situation and hiked transport fares across the state. The governor also promised the tanker drivers who are striking over the impassable state of the Calabar

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Calabar Carnival Bumper Raffle Draw: 60 Years Old Woman Wins One Million Naira

By Our Correspondent Mrs. Elizabeth Edet Inyang, indigene of Ekong Anaku village in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State has emerged the first winner of one million naira at the ongoing Calabar Carnival Bumper Raffle Draw. The Calabar Carnival Bumper Raffle draw is a new strategy initiated by the State Government to ameliorate

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Zenith Bank Obudu Closed For Days After Fire Incidence

By Ikwen Atuaka/Ogar Agi Following the fire that gutted the Obudu branch of Zenith Bank PLC, the bank has since shut down operations CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. A visit to the financial institution located at the old pedestrian gate of the Federal College of Education Obudu by CrossRiverWatch for four days in a row beginning from

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