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Achieving Ayade’s Signature Projects: Role Of The Organized Private Sector In Cross River BY EMMANUEL ETIM

By CrossRiverWatch admin Recently Senator Benedict Ayade marked 100 days of his administration in office. The governor used the occasion to reiterate the commitment of the government to actualize the Signature projects of his administration which include Cross River State Deep Sea Port and the Superhighway which will serve as the evacuation route for the

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Cross River Assembly Truncate Recess To Clear Ayade’s Request To Borrow 30Billion Naira

By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly today approved Governor Ayade’s request to loan 30 Billion Naira from Zenith Bank and United Bank of Africa (UBA). Members who were summoned back from recess to seat this afternoon because of the urgency behind the loan, said the interruption of

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Cross River First Lady, Jedy Agba To Open 2015 Young Business Icons Summit And Awards In Calabar

By CrossRiverWatch admin Are you a youth in Cross River State between the ages of 18 and 35 years? Are you an entrepreneur doing business in the state? Have you been able to weather the storm of private business and have made a success out of your endeavor? Can you tell the story of your

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Governor Ayade Seeks Revision Of 2015 Appropriation

By Aplefe Ojong The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Benedict Ayade has written to the State House of Assembly requesting for the revision of the 2015 Appropriation Law. A letter dated September 3, 2015 and addressed to the Speaker of the House, indicates that the governor is requesting for a revision of the 2015

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Organized Private Sector Asks Governor Ayade To Unveil Economic Blue Print For The State

By Our Correspondent The Organized Private Sector, OPS in Cross River State, made up of The Calabar Chamber of Commerce, the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, (MAN), National Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (NASME) and the National association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) is requesting the Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade-led administration to come up with

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Cross River Debt Burden: 633m To Be Deducted From State Monthly Allocation For 84months

By CrossRiverWatch admin An extensive utilization of the Freedom of Information Law by Cross River born civil rights activist and APC Chieftain, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla is unearthing numerous details about how the finances of the state have been managed by the immediate past administration of Liyel Imoke. It will be recalled that the Cross

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Cross River State Micro-finance Bank, Enterprise Academy Underway

By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has disclosed that plans are on- going for the establishment of a state micro-finance bank and an Enterprise Academy in Cross River. Hon. Lebo who made the disclosure recently, when a delegation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s

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FBN Capital Raises N8bn Bond For Cross River State

By CrossRiverWatch admin FBN Capital Limited has announced the successful conclusion of the Series 1 Bond Issuance offer for the Cross River State Government, under its N40 billion bond issuance program. The 7-year tenured Bonds with maturity due in 2022 were issued via a Book Building process by FBN Capital Limited, following its appointment as

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