By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom has exclusively obtained pictures of the Cross River State Covid-19 Isolation Centre in Ogoja. Ogoja Local Government Area is located in the Northern Senatorial district of the State. See them below.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River state government says it is yet to receive any form of support from the federal government in its bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus into the state. The health commissioner, Betta Edu who doubles as the chairman of the COVID-19 task force committee told newsmen in
After securing the roundly criticized approval of the Cross River State House of Assembly for the release of N50million by each of the 18 LGAs to the fight against COVID 19, the State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Stella Odey, summoned the management team of all the LGAs to a meeting in her office on
By Chukwuma Muanya, The Guardian Newspaper They have put their lives on the line. They are most likely to contract one of the deadliest diseases in human history yet they remain at the frontlines. Indeed, medical doctors, nurses and other health workers are at the front line of the war against the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor, Vanguard Newspaper The decision of the Cross River State Government to deduct N50 million each from the 18 local councils totalling N900 million is raising dust in the State. The main opposition, All Progressives Congress, APC, and a Public Affairs Commentator, Efa Oka, pooh-poohed the move, which they said is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Determined to check any outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Cross River State, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is setting up an isolation centre at the Nigeria-Cameroun border. The centre, according to the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA),
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Press Release Governmentof Cross River State COVID-19 Sustainable Livelihood Palliative. In view of the COVID-19 lockdown and its attendant consequences on livelihoods leading to job losses, daily income difficulties, waste of youthful energy, and in order to reduce public anxiety, youth restiveness and lower social tension, the Cross River State Government is
By Archibong Jeremiah “The policy of the use of clothe nose mask introduced by the Cross River State Government which has now been recommended by the Federal Government is also highly commendable. However, while the use of facemask is helpful, it does not confer full protection against COVID-19 and citizens of the State should not