by crossriverwatch admin The production of palm oil will begin in the 6,384 hectares Wilmer Calaro Oil Palm Estate in Mbarakom, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River in 2016. The Senior Estate Manager of the plantation, Mr Henry Dusmin, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in the Oil Palm Estate, Mbarakom recently.
by crossriverwatch admin Farmers in Cross River State are fighting blackpod disease as rainfall increases in the South East of the country. “The rain pattern is causing infection to crops,” Godwin Ukwu, a farmer and spokesman for the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, said in a phone interview on Wednesday from Ikom, the largest cocoa-producing area
by crossriverwatch admin The member of Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA representing Obudu state constituency, Mr. Steven Ukpekpen has flagged off an entrepreneurial empowerment training for his constituents in Obudu. Hon. Steven told our reporter that the three weeks training that commenced on Monday June 9, 2014 is borne out of his desire
by crossriverwatch admin Former member of the House of Representatives and 2015 Cross River gubernatorial aspirant, Hon. Emmanuel Ibeshi has said that the capital investments embarked upon by the state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke have helped to reduce the burden of government on managing and financing parastatals. He was speaking yesterday at seminar organized by
by crossriverwatch admin Shops and business premises have remained shut in Ogoja the northern Senatorial District of Cross River State in the past four days following disagreement between the Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Ms Rita Ayim and the traders over the taxes demanded by the council from the traders. The traders are rejecting
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has restated his government’s commitment to hosting the best ever National Sports Festival, tagged the Centenary Games in November. The governor will be in Lagos on Monday for a stakeholders meeting at the Whitbaker Hotel in Ikoyi where he will explain the importance of hosting
by crossriverwatch admin The federal government is planning to construct the longest pipeline in the country from Calabar via Ajaokuta to Kano State, as part of efforts to ensure steady supply of gas to meet growing market demand. Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke disclosed this while delivering a paper titled: “Encouraging Investment in
by crossriverwatch admin Wilmer, the Malaysian company that rented the CALARO Oil Palm Estate in Mbarakom, Akamkpa Local Government Area says it has planted palm trees in 1,750 hectres of the 5,555 hectres it leased from the Cross River State Government. Mr Henry Dosumin, the Senior Estate Manager who told newsmen in Mbarakom on Tuesday