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
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The take off of test transmission by Prince Jedy Agba owned 95.5 City FM in Calabar has again elicited another attempt by the state government to shut the station down. It will be recalled that the station which was initially billed to begin transmission in October 2016, was forced to delay take
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A smart city according to Wikipedia is an urban development vision to integrate information and communication technology and Internet of things technology in a secure fashion to manage a city’s assets. The conceptualisation of a Smart City varies from city to city and country to country, depending on the level of development,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Sounds impossible right? But the trio of Cross River foremost celebrity, events and entertainment blog, calabarblog.com, Nova Rosta and Ibom Tourism are taking interested holiday makers to the peak of the famous Obudu mountains in northern Cross River state from 2nd to 4th September, 2017. Obudu is over 360 kilometers from the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Exactly five years today, August 27, a new and a vibrant online media outfit, CrossRiverWatch was introduced into the media industry in Cross River state and Nigeria to contribute its own quota to the development of the profession in the country and in shaping and playing a robust part in the socioeconomic
By Jonathan Ugbal The Sarki Hausa of Ogoja, Alhaji Yakubu Adamu has said that some herdsmen residing in Ishibori community of Ogoja have been meeting with the community leaders to discuss issues that have affected both. The herdsmen left the community last week Thursday after an alleged 72 hour quit notice was issued them and