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Ekondo MFB Partners Toiletpride To Launch Multi-Million Sanitation Financing Initiative In Cross River State

by Admin
February 6, 2026

By TheInvestigator Ekondo Microfinance Bank (Ekondo MFB), a leading microfinance institution headquartered in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital has expressed strong enthusiasm for a groundbreaking partnership with Toiletpride Initiative aimed at tackling the sanitation crisis in Cross River State. The partnership, “Sanitation Financing for Low-Income Families in Cross River State,” outlines a strategic collaboration

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Cross River Joins Phase 2b Rollout Measles-Rubella Vaccine, Targets Children

by Admin
February 4, 2026

By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Government has commenced the Phase 2b implementation of the newly introduced Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine in Nigeria, targeting children aged nine months to 14 years in a renewed push to strengthen child health protection and expand immunization coverage across the state. The campaign was officially flagged-off on Tuesday, February

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Cross River Assembly Moves To End Open Defecation

by Admin
February 2, 2026

By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State House of Assembly has scheduled a public hearing on the Open Defecation (Prohibition) Bill, 2025, signaling renewed legislative action to tackle one of the state’s most persistent public health and environmental challenges. The hearing, organized by the House Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation, will be held on

Breaking News Health

Cross River Government Reaffirms Commitment To Stronger Healthcare Delivery

by Admin
January 29, 2026

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening primary healthcare delivery as stakeholders reviewed notable progress recorded across the state at the First Quarter Meeting of the Cross River State Task Force on Primary Health Care Services. The meeting was conducted on Tuesday at the State

Breaking News Crime Health

DSS Arrest Kidnappers Who Abducted, Killed Medical Doctor, Professor Ekanem Philip-Ephraim In Cross River

by Admin
December 29, 2025

By Solomon Odeniyi, Punch Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested two suspected kidnappers linked to the 2023 abduction and killing of a neurology professor, Ekanem Philip-Ephraim, in Cross River State. Philip-Ephraim was abducted on July 13, 2023, at her office in Calabar, Cross River State, and was later confirmed killed by her

Breaking News Health

Services In FNPH Calabar Crippled As JOHESU Embarks On Indefinite Nationwide Strike

by Admin
November 17, 2025

By Sylvia Akpan Healthcare delivery at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Calabar, has been brought to a halt as the institution joins the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and its affiliate bodies. The shutdown, which took effect from midnight on November 14, has suspended all routine clinical activities, leaving

Breaking News Health

Joe Foundation Marks World Diabetes Day With Free Medical Outreach In Cross River

by Admin
November 15, 2025

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The John Owan Enoh Foundation for Diabetes (JOE Foundation for Diabetes) has marked the World Diabetes Day with a comprehensive free medical outreach in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, offering residents access to essential health services at no cost. The exercise, led by the foundation’s Program Officer, Mrs. Nyce

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Cross River Government To Host WASH System For Health Stakeholders’ Meeting In Obubra

by Admin
October 27, 2025

By TheInvestigator The Cross River State Government, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA) and the Ministry of Water Resources, in collaboration with Self Help Africa (SHA), is set to convene a Stakeholders’ Meeting under the WASH System for Health (WS4H) Program on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the Obubra Local Government Council