By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government may soon flag off the construction of a shoe factory in a move that will increase enrollment into schools said the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade while declaring open the 56th annual general meeting of the Nigerian National Council (NNC) of the West African Examinations
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State command of the Nigerian Police Force has rescued a kidnap victim, Mr. Uyime Akaniyene Udo. Udo, a taxi driver, was kidnapped on Saturday, November 17 along eight (8) miles axis in Calabar, the State capital. And, the local police spokesperson, Mrs. Irene Ugbo told CrossRiverWatch that men of
By Elijah Ugani and Efa Sunday The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Entrepreneurship and Job Placement Mr. Joseph Edet has revealed that “about 95% of entrepreneurs in the State are Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMSE).” The newly appointed SSA made the disclosure in a media parley with
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Bigwigs of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by the national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus on Thursday hailed the industrialization strides of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Secondus, accompanied by the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Imo State for the 2019 general elections, Honorable Emeka Ihedioha; former Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of NGN14.014 billion for the rehabilitation of the Odukpani – Akpet central section of the Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala highway in Cross River State. The total length of the distance to be rehabilitated is 73 kilometers and the project among others
By Ilam Patricia The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable John Lebo and the guber candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Eyo Ekpo have hailed the author of the book, ‘Go Global With Opportunities’, Grace Ihejiamaizu for putting to paper, a guidance for youths. Mr.
By Mary Umani, Martha Abua, Godwin Otang, Rose Ofem and Monica Njagu The federal government on Tuesday announced a new minimum wage of NGN30,000 after the tripartite committee set up to negotiate the wage presented its report and a draft bill to Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari. The announcement came after days of intrigues following the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has released a NGN500 million revolving fund for the development of small and medium scale enterprises. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade disclosed this Tuesday in Calabar during the commissioning of the State’s owned microfinance bank. The sum is expected to be the bank’s startup