By Archibong Jeremiah/Rolland Enya-Forte The Chairman Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN has assured Cross Riverians and indeed all Niger Deltans that the Commission is committed to translating the vision of the President to tangible development that will impact on the lives of the citizens. He said
By Roland Enya-Forte The Director General, Greater Calabar Capital City Development Authority (GCCCDA) Mr. Kingsley Ikpeme has called on the traditional authorities in the State to support the new Agency to deliver on its mandate. The call was made during a courtesy visit to the Chairman Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council who is the
By Archibong Jeremiah The management of Lafarge Holcin has conceded to the demand of the Cross River State Government to fully implement the dictates of the Local Content law (LCL) which states that 80% of employment opportunity ratio be given to the host communities where they operate while 20% is reserved for those not from
By Uchino Amatey The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board has continued its Personnel Verification, Biometrics/Image Capturing and Promotion Interview of teaching and non-teaching staff of Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) in the Central Senatorial Zone. The exercise which entered Boki Local Government Area has led to a full on investigation into several discoveries
By Frank Edima Residents of Ikang, a suburb of Bakassi local government area, Cross River State, promptly responded to a fire outbreak at a petrol station before the arrival of security agents and good Samaritans. The inferno destroyed properties worth millions of naira at the fuel station; Micakadof Investment Limited. It was gathered that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin BEING REMARKS BY SENATOR VICTOR NDOMA-EGBA SAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION NDDC, ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOARD’S INAUGURAL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 AT THE COMMISSION’S HEADQUARTERS IN PORT HARCOURT. It is my pleasure to welcome you my distinguished colleagues to the inaugural
By Archibong Jeremiah Mr. Donald Duke, former Governor of Cross River State has accused the Senator Liyel Imoke administration of not allowing Tinapa and Obudu cattle ranch work. Donald Duke bared his mind while speaking to journalists after a recent facility tour of Adsuit hotel in Calabar. His words: “Tinapa is embarrassingly simple to get
By Ogar Monday A Consultant with Oriflame, Mrs. Janet Odu has stated that the business is not a get rich quick scheme and that for members to benefit from it, they will have to put in the required energy. Mrs. Janet stated this at a training organized for her down-lines in Calabar, the Cross River