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Calabar Pharmaceutical Company; Ayade’s Strategic Investment For Reducing Nigeria’s Dependence On Imported Pharmaceutical Products BY EMMANUEL ETIM

by Admin
May 4, 2018

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Presently about 70 percent of drugs used in the West African Country of Nigeria are imported. Conversely, local production is running at about 30 percent installed capacity. The Federal Government of Nigeria has put a total prohibition on the importation of pharmaceutical products under the 2016 Fiscal Policy Measures but special permission

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Cameroonian Refugees Hail Ayade As Cross River Government Pledge Support To Army Medical Center

by Admin
May 1, 2018

By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Refugees fleeing the crackdown in Northwestern and Southwestern Cameroon by the government residing in Obanliku local government area of northern Cross River have hailed the administration of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River over his strides in ensuring that they are welcomed in the state. The refugees disclosed this recently

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Kerosene Explosion Roast CRUTECH Undergraduate Beyond Recognition In Calabar

by Admin
April 27, 2018

By Jonathan Ugbal A 100 level Microbiology student in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Cross River University of Technology, Miss Ogolo Eke, has died after a kerosene explosion in her house in the Eight Miles area of Calabar roast her beyond recognition on Wednesday night. The fire is suspected to have been caused

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Cross River Distributes 2.5 Million Nets In 35 Months, Says It Is Ready To Beat Malaria

by Admin
April 26, 2018

By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade has said that the state is ready to beat malaria. Dr. Ayade stated this while addressing residents of Ikot Offiong Ambai community in Akpabuyo local government area on Wednesday as part of activities to mark the 2018 World

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Drug Abuse And Public Health Concerns In Nigeria Part 1 BY REKPENE BASSEY

by Admin
April 26, 2018

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Substance abuse is one of Nigeria’s most pressing social concerns presently. This concern has been implicated in the local and transnational crime index, besides health and other social maladies. Attempt has been made here to examine substance abuse in context against the background of the current situation in Nigeria which is somewhat

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Federal Government Declares Bekwarra Open Defecation Free

by Admin
April 24, 2018

By Deborah Obot Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State has been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) community by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Bekwarra became the second LGA in Cross River after Obanliku to be declared ODF after a rigorous process of three stage verification, certification and a final validation by the Federal

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YALI Inspired Foundation Carries Out Medical Outreach In Akpabuyo Community

by Admin
April 17, 2018

By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent A Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) inspired foundation has carried out a medical outreach in Ukpong Attia community of Akpabuyo local government area of southern Cross River State. YALI is a United States government program aimed at building leaders in the African region and the founder of the foundation, Ms.

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Master Joseph Archibong Dies Two Weeks After Being Shot By Robbers

by Admin
April 16, 2018

By Deborah Obot Report reaching our newsroom has it that one Master Joseph Archibong has just given up the ghost (Sunday morning at about 3am) at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The deceased had been battling for his life since Easter Sunday 1st April, 2018 after being shot at about 1am (below abdomen)