by crossriverwatch admin For over three days the capital city of Cross River State has been in total blackout without electricity supply from the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company. Our reporters observed that there has been no power supply within the state capital of Cross River for over 3 days which has crippled many business
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State government has urged the Police to commence manhunt for one Mr. Xiao Bo, a Chinese national, for allegedly diverting government funds amounting to about N3.8 million to his private account. Besides, a Chinese quarry company based in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State, Messrs Brothers Quarry, which
by crossriverwatch admin The sharp bend on the hill directly facing the defunct Chinese wood logging company, Wemco has claimed three haulage trucks belonging to multi-billion dollar conglomerate, Dangote Plc in the month of April 2014. The bend which is on a slope is dangerous and tricky to negotiate particularly for speeding vehicles and often
by crossriverwatch admin The World Bank has released $500 million as intervention fund for five environmental and gully erosion sites projects in Cross River, South-South Nigeria. The Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank and Team Leader, Nigerian Environmental and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Dr Amos Abu, said on Friday that the fund had been released for
by crossriverwatch admin Professor Ben Ayade, the Senator representing the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State on Tuesday kept to his word to give take off grant to some members of his constituency to assist them start or expand existing businesses. Handing over the cheques of N200,000 (two hundred thousand Naira) to fifty people
by crossriverwatch admin Hon Gabriel Eddy, two time member of the Cross River State House of Assembly and immediate past member of the House of Representatives representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency is in dire times, CrossRiverWatch can confirm authoritatively. Hon Eddy who rose from being a councilor in Ogoja to become a two time member of
by crossriverwatch admin The Director General, Cross River Micro Finance and Enterprise Development Agency, MEDA Mr. Ignatius Atsu has disclosed that employment opportunities in the country are dwindling and the only option available now is entrepreneurship. He made the disclosure in a one day Public Private Dialogue, PPD/Market Traders Meeting held in Calabar recently. The
by crossriverwatch admin The fifty trainees who recently graduated from the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Enterprise Development Center EDC in Calabar under the sponsorship of Senator Ben Ayade will smile home with their kick off grant of 500,000 Naira each tomorrow 15th April, 2014. Dr. Stephen Odey, Personal Assistant to Senator Ayade who disclosed