by crossriverwatch admin Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River state on Thursday said available data indicates that 90 percent of business ventures in the state are owned by stranger elements and not by indigenes. Speaking during the commissioning of Asi Ukpo Diagnostic and Medical Centre in Calabar, the Governor reiterated that major business outfits which
by crossriverwatch admin The National Planning Commission has put Cross River State’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP for 2011 at N1.28 trillion. Revealing this during a presentation on the outcome of the first ever survey of GDP of states in the country, the Supervising Minister of National Planning, Amb. Bashir Yuguda said The GDP of the
by crossriverwatch admin The Governor of Cross River, Senator Liyel Imoke, has formally approved the commencement of the Tourism Standards Authority (TOSA) licensing regime in the state, effective 1st November, 2013. This follows adoption of the new Licensing Regulations by the Cross River State Executive Council in March 2013. TOSA, an enforcement unit of the
CROSS RIVER STATE BUDGET SPEECH 2014 DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR LIYEL IMOKE, CON, GOVERNOR, CROSS RIVER STATE ON 30th OCTOBER, 2013 Mr. Speaker, Distinguished Hon. Members of the Cross River State House of Assembly Fellow Cross Riverians, I am here, once again, to present to this Honourable House, the State’s Appropriation Bill for consideration
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has proposed a budget size of N176,310,968,801.07(One Hundred and Seventy-Six Billion, Three Hundred and Ten Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and One Naira, Seven Kobo). Christened “Budget of Progression”, this represents 17% increase over the 2013 appropriation bill. According to Imoke, 70%
by crossriverwatch admin The price of cement is now stabilising in Cross River State as the product now sells for between N1,500 and N1,550 per bag, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Following a protest by cement dealers, the price of the product increased in the state from N1,400 per bag to N1,800 in
In 2004, I was invited to attend a presentation in Washington DC where a young vibrant Governor from Nigeria and his team where to talk about prospects of a new market place and tourist attraction in Africa. I attended the presentation. I listened with all intent as a South African Consultant talked about this vision,
by crossriverwatch admin The recent decision by the Cross River State government to enter into a debt buy-back deal to transfer its controlling interest in Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort in Calabar to the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has generated mixed reactions. In this interview, our Correspondent asked the Secretary of the National