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Expanding Obudu Cattle Ranch Diary Farm To Meet Growing Demand For Diary Products BY EMMANUEL ETIM

Recently, the Governor of Cross River State Senator Benedict Ayade unveiled plans as part of his signature projects to establish a Super Farm at the Obudu Mountain Resort. In line with this, my treatise will take a look at an opportunity which has both precedence and potential for success and will create jobs and contribute

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Calabar Deep Seaport Will Be Ready In 18 Months – Ayade

By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has assured private investors that the proposed Calabar Deep Seaport would be ready for use in 18 months. Governor Ayade gave the assurance yesterday on the occasion of the official commissioning of the 40 million litres capacity tank farm, FYNFIELD Petroleum, at the Calabar Free

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Calabar To Host Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria, Miss Africa Pageants

By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government and Silverbird Group, yesterday signed a 4-year management contract for the hosting of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), at the prestigious five thousand seat capacity Calabar International Convention Center (CICC). According to the agreement, Calabar will play host to both the Most Beautiful Girl

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Hydropower: How Does It Generate Power BY ALECIA M. SPOONER

Following plans by the Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to build hydropower plants in Cross River state, (Agbokim and Kwa falls), to boost industrial growth and productivity, we bring you a simple to understand essay on how hydropower is generated, the advantages and disadvantages of the hydropower. An important source of alternative energy is

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Cross River State To Set Up Hydro Power Plants

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Electricity many argue is a major driver of industrialisation and Cross River State governor Benedict Ayade might have had this in mind yesterday when he revealed the state has concluded plans to set up a hydro power plants that will generate about 90 megawatts (mw) of electricity. The governor

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Investors Table 500m Euros For Governor Ayade’s Signature Projects

By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The promise by the Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade that he will not require the state resources to finance his proposed signature projects seem to be taking shape gradually with the involvement of private investors who say they are confident that the governor has demonstrated enough clout

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Rice Production, Processing And Marketing; Why Cross River Must Become A Leading State In Nigeria BY EMMANUEL ETIM

In this treatise I will be taking a look at yet another of Senator Ben Ayade’s proposed signature project which is the production and processing of Rice in Cross River State as a way of creating jobs for its teeming population and contributing to the development of the economy of the state. I will be

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Akamkpa LGA Launches Point Of Sale Collection System

By CrossRiverWatch admin Authorities in Akamkpa Local Government area are excited over the launch of an improved approach to revenue collection using PoS (Point of Sale) devices. This improved approach will help to curb leakages in revenue collection, boost internally generated revenue and provide the necessary funding for projects within the LGA. On 25th May

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