By Ushang Ewa A former Works Commissioner and Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area, Bassey Ekefre has said that the Federal Government (FG) would have been more interested in a railway project than the superhighway and deep seaport project Governor Ben Ayade discussed with the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mr. Ayade visited Abuja last
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has insisted that all industries it has and is still constructing will survive and break even. The commissioner for industries, Peter Egba disclosed this in a chat with CrossRiverWatch where he dispelled fears that the industries were “spur of the moment thoughts” and not well planned. Mr.
By Jonathan Ugbal Governor Ben Ayade returned to Calabar, the Cross River State capital after days in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory aboard a Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft operated by the Nigerian Air Force six days after departing the city. He was received by his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu, Chief of Staff, Martins Orim and
By Patrick Obia, Glorita Agba and Maxwell Effiong Agents of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service (CRIRS) have continued to illegally collect taxes from petty traders and low-income earners in total contravention to the provision of the State’s Anti-Tax Agency. Petty traders and low income earners exempted from taxes paid by the State Government are
By Ntiedo Ekott, Premium Times Mrs. Grace Ebit, a farmer in Ibogo, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, recalls her childhood with nostalgia. After her father lost his job in the mid-1960s, she dropped out of school and the family struggled to get food. Her distraught father began to grow cassava and processed
By Gabriel Ewepu, Vanguard News Nigeria Food production and productivity of farmers have given concern to well-meaning development partners as Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, phase 2 (BASICS-II) project, Wednesday, commenced training of 61 Commercial Seed Entrepreneurs (CSEs), drawn from
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has introduced a Housing Scheme for Civil Servants in the State. Mrs. Geraldine Akpet-Ekanem, the Head of Service (HoS), disclosed this on Monday in Calabar during a meeting with Directors and Heads of Administration in the State’s Civil Service. According to her, the
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Revenue-generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Cross River State which fail to meet their revenue targets will have their salaries withheld henceforth. The Auditor-General and Acting Chairman of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service, John Odey, disclosed this at a meeting with representatives of the MDAs in Calabar the