By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State chapter of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, has appealed to Governor Ben Ayade to reschedule the allocation of the Cocoa estate till 2020, appealing for opportunity to recoup their investment. The Association made this appeal in a letter addressed to the Governor, which was
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has commended two members of the Joint Task Force against wood logging in the State, for intercepting a truck loaded with felled trees along Okuku/Yala road. In his statement, one of the member, Kelechukwu Patrick thanked the Governor for his benevolence, stating
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has lauded the Federal Government for its untiring efforts in taming militancy, sea piracy and other maritime vices along the country’s water ways. Ayade who stated this during the inauguration of the Naval Warfare Course 3, at the Naval War College, Calabar
This is the third of a five part treatise seeking to highlight the enormous potentials and impact of the ongoing revolution in Agriculture and Industrialization by the Senator Benedict Ayade’s administration in Cross River State. In the first and second parts, we were able to put in perspective, the gains expected to accrue to the
By Jonathan Ugbal and Obeten Godfrey Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Thursday swore in the security committees of the 18 local government areas of the State with a clear warning to his aides to steer clear of any roles concerning the council areas. Mixed reactions trailed the appointment of the 399 people with
By Efa Sunday CRWatch Resources has completed partnership plans with Cross River’s premier indigenous private university, Arthur Jarvis to open a study and examination centre for Business Education Examination Council (BEEC) in State. According to the Program Coordinator in Cross River State, Mr. Agba Jalingo in the release made available to our newsroom BEEC was
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal government has begun the construction of the new bridge in Ikom local government area of central Cross River with a view to preventing a possible collapse of the current one. The State controller in the ministry of power, works and housing, Engineer Bassey Nsentip disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch on Thursday
By Israel Dunkan A wonder bank, Mustard Rock Financial And Empowerment Scheme (MRFES) located in Obudu Local Government Government Area of Cross River State, has left traders in disarray over it’s disappearance with cash deposits belonging to traders. MRFES is a new get rich quick scheme which landed Obudu January this year with a promise