By Sylvia Etta Cross River State in 2007, when former governor, Mr. Donald Duke was leaving had accrued a total debt of 80 Billion Naira which was largely borrowed to finance the construction of Obudu Cattle ranch and the Tinapa Resort which has now failed and has been taken over by the Asset Management Company
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Government, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday launched and disbursed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund (MSMEDF) to 700 enterprises in the state. The disbursement exercise which was carried out in Calabar, the state capital, through the Cross River State Micro-finance and Enterprise
By Jonathan Ugbal The consumer of any product is obviously an angel to the producer. The practicality of the above is the reality been faced by business operators in the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH where the industrial action embarked upon by the branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has affected
By Edima Frank Customers of a micro-finance bank in Bakassi known as Ayi-Riwo Thrift Savings and Loans, MPCS limited have been thrown into confusion as they are unable to get back the principal amount they saved, talked less of the accruing interests. CrossRiverWatch gathered from some of the aggrieved customers of the micro-finance bank that
By Archibong Jeremiah The General Manager, Chris Parkes Marketing Solutions, CPMS Africa, Cross River State Branch, concessionaire to the Cross River State Signage and Advertising Agency, CRISSAA, Mr. Ebenezer Maduako has promised that no business will be over charged or over taxed beyond normal rates. Ebenezer made this known in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch
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By Elijah Ugani Financial activities in Obudu suffered a setback today Friday, February 20, 2015 as the few operational Banks in the town are under lock and key, this was observed in the early hours this morning. When our reporter visited the banks which include Zenith Bank, First Bank and Eco Bank this morning, the
By Aplefe Ojong A multi-million naira fish hatchery constructed by the West African Agricultural Productivity Program, University of Calabar (WAAPP-UNICAL) has been commissioned by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor James Epoke. Performing the commissioning ceremony recently at the Institute of Oceanography, UNICAL, the VC Professor Epoke, disclosed that government is doing something a