By CrossRiverWatch Admin Immediate past governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has lauded the industrialization strides of his successor, Governor Ben Ayade, describing the establishment of the Africa’s first vitaminized rice mill in Ogoja as a phenomenal project. Imoke who accompanied Governor Ayade to inspect installation of equipment at the rice mill said
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The industrialization effort of Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has started yielding fruits as the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has placed a N3 billion order for the State to supply rice seedlings to all the States in
Calabar the Capital of Cross River State is known for lots of festivals globally. Famous among these festivals is the annual thirty two days Christmas festival where fun seekers gather in the ancient city to do businesses while catching their fun. The period is December and it’s registered in the global tourism calendar. This festive
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The African Action Congress (AAC) Cross River State has called on the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to stop his incessant travels without informing his employers (Cross Riverians). According to the party, Ayade ought to furnish Cross Riverians with adequate information such as where he’s travelling to, why he’s travelling and when
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) today, Thursday sealed two brothels in Calabar for allegedly harboring under-aged commercial sex workers. The Leader of the NAPTIP operation team, Mr Godwin Eyake, told newsmen that the operation followed an order of the Federal High Court in Calabar. “We are carrying
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government last weekend received NGN5.4 billion from the Federal Government as its accumulated share of Value Added Tax (VAT) for the years 2015 to 2018, sources in the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, have exclusively disclosed to CrossRiverWatch. VAT is a tax levied on goods and services consumed.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the registered trustee of Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Mr. Uno Michael Eke before Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on a separate 74-count charge, for allegedly obtaining over N320 million (Three Hundred and Twenty Million)
By Jonathan Ugbal Information made available to CrossRiverWatch from the Federal Ministry of Finance, shows that Cross River State has received the final tranche of the Paris Club refund since March 2019. The refunds are for the over deductions made over a period of seven years and Finance Minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in a recent