By Adelani Adepegba, Punch Newspaper Listen To The Report Almost four years after the National Minimum Wage Act was signed into law, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said workers in Cross River, Taraba, and Zamfara States have not been paid the new salary structure. The NLC lamented the situation, saying all workers deserve decent
By Eyo Charles, Daily Trust Listen To The Report Women group in Bunyia community of Boki LGA of Cross River State has embarked on the project of planting turmeric. The purpose is for the group, with membership running close to 50, to pull their resources together and boost their incomes as individuals and groups. The
By Patrick Obia and Blessing Isong Listen To The Report Customers of the Calabar Microfinance Bank are complaining of their inability to access their funds domiciled in the bank. The bank is reportedly facing some unknown crisis that makes it ration out cash available, with some unable to access cash for weeks. Also, customers are
Listen To The Article Dear Ukandi, I choose to write to you via this medium, which in recent times has become more effective than other forms of communication. I recall exactly 2,503 days ago on the 29th day of May 2015 when you took to the podium at the now comatose Calabar International Convention Center
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report A former employee of the Punch Newspaper has made a public appeal asking Hon. Eta Mbora, Member Representing Calabar/Odukpani Federal Constituency to pay a debt he owed him since October of 2013. Mr. Nseobong Brown who said the debt was incurred while Mbora was still the Chairman of
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Aides of Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River State recently shared posts claiming the State only received N34 million as allocation from the federation account for the month of March 2022. But, data obtained from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation shows that there may
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Cross River State Government received only about 15 percent of its statutory allocation from the Federation Account in March. According to the Punch Newspaper figures released show that out of the State’s gross allocation of N2.22bn, only N34.9m was received by the State as N2.18bn was deducted
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian airline, Aero contractors is flying a triangular route between Lagos, Kano and Sokoto airports with an aircraft leased by the Cross River State government. This follows the temporal suspension of operations by the airline on the Lagos – Calabar and Abuja – Calabar route. The airline restricted daily flights to Mondays,