by crossriverwatch admin Calabar, the Cross River State capital, and home to the Efik, South – South Nigeria is famous for its delicious cuisines. The average Efik woman and man have excellent cooking skills that can turn any combination of ingredients to a mouth watering dish. The plethora of canteens that dot every nook and
by spread media A lesson from the *How-to* Online Learning Series by Spread Media on How to Open a GTBank Account on Facebook. Thanks to Social Media and its amazing benefits to organizations, innovations keep springing up every now and then. Most organizations have seen this and have been able to key into the Power
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government through the World Bank Assisted Commercial Agricultural Development Project (CADP) has disbursed grants of N157,268,647.93 to farmers in the three value chain of rice, cocoa and palm oil in the state. Making the presentation in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital, Deputy Governor of the state, Efiok
by crossriverwatch admin To teach young women how to build a career and succeed in life, a group of female professionals known as Women in Business and Management on Friday 12th of April, 2013 took time to hold lectures to empower female students of the University of Calabar and University of Uyo. The Campus outreach
by crossriverwatch admin Obioma Imoke, the wife of the Governor of Cross River State has said that there are limitless opportunities that exist for women entrepreneurs who are ready to leverage on the investment opportunities that exist in Cross River State. Obioma made this known recently at the BWI Hilton in Maryland US when she
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government through its development agency, Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (MEDA) in collaboration with the Bank of Agriculture, has set aside N400 million for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s). Speaking at the cheques presentation ceremony to beneficiaries of the scheme in Calabar yesterday, the state Governor, Senator
by crossriverwatch admin Federal Operations Unit Zone C of the Nigerian Customs Service yesterday arrested a white Peugeot J5 bus load of frozen chicken at Odukpani junction near Calabar in Cross River State. Speaking to journalists, the head of the unit, Comptroller of Customs Dimka Victor David confirmed that the bus conveyed 202 cartons of
by crossriverwatch admin There are numerous ordinarily staple foods which can be produced in Nigeria to meet local needs but poor attitude to farming has left the country continuously importing them to the detriment of the economy and agricultural growth. From the figures released by the World Bank, in just three years, between 2007 and