Last week, the Executive Governor of Cross River State Senator Prof. Benedict Ayade traveled to Ireland to meet with members of the Irish Business Class who are willing to come and invest in Cross River State. Amongst the areas of proposed investment are dairy farm and feed mill. A few weeks ago I had already
By Christiana Ukung Alawa Governor Ayade’s signature projects have received another accolade from members of Hoteliers Association of Cross River State who said the projects will revamp the dwindling fortunes of hotels and tourism business in the State. The association gave the commendation recently at a press briefing in Calabar while announcing plans to host
By Jeremiah Archibong Air Peace, one of the new airlines in the country has commenced daily commercial flights from Abuja and Lagos to the Margaret Ekpo International Aiport in Calabar CrossRiverWatch can report. Aero Contractors which has been travelling the Calabar-Lagos route for years now has also concluded arrangements to commence the Calabar-Abuja route from
Beginning 1950s and till mid-1960s, Nigeria remained the largest producer of crude oil palm world over. It had a market share of 43.0%, supplying 645,000 MT of palm oil, on annual basis, across the globe. Today, from being the largest producer of oil palm, Nigeria is now a net importer of palm oil. According to
I will like to preface this piece by stating the obvious – since the restoration of democracy in the country in 1999, successive administrations in the state have not been able to lay a solid foundation for the local economy to thrive. However, as an incurable optimist, I believe that this despair is transient; and
A few weeks back, upon closing from the office on a Friday, I went to Bedwell street in Calabar, Cross River State to purchase tyres to replace the ones for my Sport Utility Vehicle, something I do annually, and to my chagrin I was asked to pay a whooping N25,000 for each of the tyres.
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has resolved that the management of Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) should increase the number of its staffs responsible for issuance of permit to tanker drivers in the Calabar depot to ensure that the tankers leave the depot immediately after loading to
Cassava is the most important root crop in Nigeria. Apart from being a staple crop in both rural and urban households, cassava is a major source of income to cassava farmers and processors in the rural areas. Cassava alone contributes about 45% of agricultural GDP in Nigeria for food or domestic purposes but its industrial