By Patrick Obia “Perhaps my State (Cross River) and others can replicate this. “This is an investment in the State’s future”. That’s the assertion of the Executive Secretary, Budget Transparency and Accountability Network (BITAN) Mr. Eworo Kingsley in reaction to the proposed 2020 budget of Kaduna State via twitter. See twit below. Perhaps my state
By Ilam Patricia A minor cabinet shuffling in Cross River State has led to Summit Hills, a real estate operated by the Government having three different managing directors (MD) in less than three months. Mr. Joseph Edet Isoh popularly referred to as ‘La Shakara’ is now the new MD, a statement signed by Governor Ben
By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has presented the 2020 financial estimates to the House of Assembly. He is proposing to spend NGN1,100,167,507.09 in the 2020 financial year. There is almost no difference in the estimates of 2019 and 2020 which despite announcing NGN1.043 trillion, turned out to be NGN1.148 trillion
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State 2020 budget is named “Budget of Olimpotic Meristematis”. The Sen. Ben Ayade administration pegged it at N1.1 trillion. See pictures, credit Daniel Williams. Details later…
By Ilam Patricia Stakeholders in the job creation industry have identified the need for continuous innovation, improvement on capacity and the honing of saleable skills as the panacea for the rising rates of unemployment. This was the focus of a one day youth capacity building and leadership training workshop themed “Building The Youths For An
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade will be presenting the State 2020 budget tomorrow Thursday 21 November, 2019. This was contained in a press release by the Mr. Hope Obeten, Press Secretary to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams. Time is 10:00 am prompt
By Margaret Adado and Ikpete Ginini No fewer than 30 captains and leaders of industries penultimate weekend converged in Calabar to mentor about 300 Young Professionals in their different fields of endeavors. The event tagged Young Professionals Calabar (YPCalabar) was organized by the in Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), Unboxed Processes, Beyond Regular
By Archibong Jeremiah As part of activities marking marking ‘The Heavenly Father Event’ His Holiness Leader Olumba Olumba Obu of the Brotherhood of Cross and Star (BCS) is set to launch ‘The Everlasting Gospel’. The disclosure was made in media parley by Christ Ambassador Edet Archibong, Spokesperson, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. ‘The Everlasting