By Oge Udegbunam and Mary Izuaka, Premium Times Twelve out of Nigeria’s 36 States paid the least attention to the implementation of real and people-impacting projects, classified as capital expenditure in the 2019 Budget, recording a less than 30 percent performance, a new report says. A report by the civic advocacy group, BudgIT, said among
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted normal to above normal rainfall season in 2021 across the country. And, Cross River will get 270 days of rainfall starting from March 4th, said Godwin Ugah Unimke, the Executive Director of Green Planet Initiative, a nongovernmental organization in Calabar on Thursday while enlightening farmers
By Eric Ikhilae, The Nation Newspaper The Court of Appeal in Abuja has agreed to hear a case brought against the Cross River State Government over alleged N3.8billion debt being claimed by a firm engaged to refurbish and manage the popular Obudu Mountain Resort. A three-man panel of the Court, led by Justice Abubakar Datti
By Jonathan Ugbal Earthwork at the site for the construction of the Obudu international cargo and passenger airport may be at the preliminary stages, but the five companies working at the site have a prize to compete for. Chinese company, SUMEC; AG Vision, Azul Engineering, the Cross River Agriculture Development Project (CRADP) and the main
By Archibong Jeremiah Our newsroom had obtained video footage of CallyAir’s interior. Watch on CrossRiverWatch TV below.
By Ushang Ewa Four days after departing Ostravia Mosnov, Czechia for Nigeria, a Boeing 737 – 36Q (WL) with Registration Number: 5N – BYQ and Serial number: 30334/3120 and registered to CallyAir has been hosed down at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos State. The jet is one of two ordered by the State
1. It is to my mind a very good initiative if well managed. It sure holds enormous potentials for revenue generation, employment creation, local capacity -building, foreign investment attraction and global marketing of brand Cross River State. 2. Apart from coffee export, leather works and tourism, Ethiopia as a country thrives mainly on its airline
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The aircraft, a Boeing 737 – 36Q (WL) with Registration Number: 5N – BYQ and Serial number: 30334/3120 is said to be airborne and is expected to land soon in Lagos on its first test flight. It has three pilots on-board, Capt. Stan and Capt. Rundolph of Vanguard Aviation Services and Capt.