By CrossRiverWatch Admin The NGN1.3 trillion 2018 appropriation bill of the Cross River State Government has scaled through the second reading on the floor of the state assembly. Majority Leader of the House, Mr Moses Ucheche, moved motion for the second reading of the bill on Friday, and said that the budget was designed to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, commissioned the Skyrun Ultra modern freezers complex in Calabar and used the occasion to eulogize governor Ayade of Cross River state. The former President was back in the state for the second time in one month to commission the first industrial revolution freezer equipments, complete with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The signing of the Bakassi deep Seaport transaction advisory service contract with Feedback infrastructure service marks a major milestone in the strategic action towards the realization of the vision for the construction of one of the signature projects of the Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade Administration of Cross River State, Nigeria. In the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted the Cross River State Government a power generation license for the construction of a 528MW floating power plant in the state. The license was handed over to a delegation from Cross River led by the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade in a brief ceremony
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Only a few weeks ago the Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade presented what was considered unprecedented in the history of budget making with a whooping N1.3trillion to the State House of Assembly. The size of the budget no doubt triggered a healthy debate across a broad spectrum of the society.
By Archibong Jeremiah The construction of 50 units of 3 bedroom bungalows for Bakassi returnees is currently threatened as the state and the staff are at loggerheads. The project is behind schedule and the Commissioner for Social Housing, Mr. Edem Effiom whose ministry supervises the project told CrossRiverWatch that this was because: “The level of
By Jonathan Ugbal The feud between the manager of Southern Fried Chicken, a fast food outlet in Calabar, Barbara Abang and the owner of Amber lounge, Akeem Ibrahim over allegations that the later planted charms in the former’s business premises has continued with comedian, MC Mbakara openly declaring his support for Mr. Akeem. Trouble began
By Ushang Ewa The Obot Itu community in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom state have begun moves to reconcile with the neighboring Obodio community in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State ahead of the final demarcation of the boundary between both communities and the federal government. The Clan Head of Obot