By Ilam Patricia A Cross River based Enterprise Development Specialist; Mr. Ogban Usetu has opined that the solution to the increasing unemployment in the State is entrepreneurship and not the conditional cash transfer of the federal government, which he described as peanuts. Mr. Ogban made the assertion Sunday evening as a guest on a topical
By Margaret John The treasurer of the Cross River State branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Apostle Frank Umo has decried the misleading of some Christians by clergymen whom he said have focused only on preaching “financial prosperity”. Mr. Umo who said there are three kinds of prosperity, stated this Sunday in Calabar while discussing
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross Riverians have reacted to the recent tax exemption order by the State Government. Watch the exclusive report on CrossRiverWatch TV.
By Isek Violet The chairman of the Cross River State Rice Company Management Board, Mr. Chris Ogaidang has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government has moved the state backward. Mr. Ogaidang added that Cross River has done Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari a favor by providing her best brains in his administration.
By Violet Isek A total of 56 agencies have been withdraw from tax collection in Cross River State as a means of making the State business friendly. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, John Gaul Lebo broke the news about the Government decision over the weekend in what he called “Public Explanation” when
By Jonathan Ugbal The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, Mr. John Gaul Lebo (PDP, Abi) has said that the 8th Assembly cannot go against the norms to publish budgets of the Cross River State government. The 2016 and 2017 budgets have not been accessed by anyone outside a few state actors while
By Roland Enya-Forte The Industrial training Fund has concluded a 2-day “Nationwide MSME Post-Clinic Intervention Project 2018” workshop for entrepreneurs in Calabar. The workshop which was facilitated by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in collaboration with Jos Business School is aimed at continuously building the capacity of entrepreneurs in the State in particular and across
By Archibong Jeremiah, Follow on Twitter @Agent471989 The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has issued a tax exemption directive to restaurants and eatries, barbing and hair dressing salons, motorcycles and Keke Napep operators and petty traders. The directive contained in a public service announcement from the Executive Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service,