By Kelvin Ololo And Margaret Adadu “When it comes to SME and entrepreneurship in Cross River State, our Government has failed. There is no attention, no program tailored around entrepreneurs to empower them or to take them to the next level.” The above is an assertion by Mr. Great Ogban, Co-Founder of Funding Desk while
By Kelvin Ololo And Margaret Adadu The Deputy Manager, Bank of Industry (BOI) Calabar Cross River State Mr. Pius Neji has enumerated some challenges hindering access to funds by SME and Entrepreneurs as lack of awareness of BOI processes, lack of cooperate identity, and lack of commitment to repaying back loans. Marshalling his points, he
By Efa Sunday A motivational speaker and business coach, Mr. Steve Harris has tasked students of the University of Calabar to desist from going the conventional way by selling their résumé through the front office which may never get opened. Harris, who said he dropped out of school at some point shared a short way
By Obeten Godfrey A new online taxi service, Instant Ryde has launched in Calabar, the Cross River State capital with a promise to aid movement and provide comfort for commuters. The move comes after Mr. Ubi who owns the Made Men Music Group had launched Instant Pick Up, an online laundry service in Lagos state
By Efa Sunday Many entrepreneurs have failed in their businesses because they tried to please all customers at the same time said business consultant, Mr. Steve Harris at Wednesday’s meet and greet session with young entrepreneurs at Lyft Hub, a tech shop in Calabar. Mr. Harris who is in Cross River for a show at
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent and Margaret John: House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Mrs. Franca Inok as the new Auditor General for the 18 local government areas in the state. The confirmation CrossRiverWatch gathered, was done about a fortnight ago and comes almost
By Margaret John and Patrick Obia A former attorney general of Cross River State and a gubernatorial aspirant of the Social Democratic Party, Mr. Eyo Ekpo has said that the state will not achieve its full potential until Nigeria as a country stops being a federation only in nomenclature. Ekpo made the assertion while speaking
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government has commenced the allocation of land at the Senator Ben Ayade industrial layout along the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan airport bypass in Calabar to investors willing to set up factories. The allocation is free of charge and currently houses the Cross River Garment factory, the