By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said the state will in partnership with an investor, set up a manganese processing plant as the state moves to position itself to changes in the global economical and technological scene where oil will soon be out of place and technology taking
By Jonathan Ugbal The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable John Lebo has said that those criticizing past and present Governors of the state over the alleged failure of the Tinapa premier business and pleasure resort do not appreciate the issues that have bedeviled the USD470 million dollar facility. Mr. Lebo
By Ikwen Atuaka Cross River musical exports Real Pee and Challex D Boss are among those to thrill attendees at the finale of the 8th edition of the Obudu International Face of Culture event a message from the organizers, Mountain Cinema Nigeria says. Also, “Dey there dey wait” crooner, Young Bone will be performing alongside
By David Akate3 At least 6 persons are feared dead in a road mishap involving a Toyota Camry and a trailer at Nkum bridge along the Ikom – Ogoja highway. The victims were all inside the Toyota saloon car which loaded its passengers from Calabar heading to Ogoja as its destination, CrossRiverWatch gathered with eyewitness
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Contrary to reports that Cross River is yet to attract a Kobo in capital investment, the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita says the drive of his boss, Senator Ben Ayade to industrialize the state by attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is already yielding results. Ita also replied
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No dime has been attracted by Cross River State in the first half of 2017 says a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS in its Quarter 2 report showed that over 30 states did not attract a dime in Capital Importation between April and June which makes it
By Jonathan Ugbal The Managing Director of the Calabar Channel Management (CCM) company limited, Bart Van Eenoo has said that the CCM is not aware of the termination of the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between the NPA and a consortium of companies led by Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NGETCL) contracted to dredge
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has terminated its Joint Venture Agreement with a consortium led by Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NGETCL), for not complying with the Public Procurement Act. This followed a recommendation by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) which predates the current administration which has Mrs. Hadiza