By Ogar Monday, Grace Orok, Philip Agba Youth Alive and Hope Organization YAHorg, a youth focused non-governmental organization, is holding a sensitization training about the adverse effect of female genital cutting in Calabar. The training is part of an ongoing program titled “Youth Involvement in Community-Based Advocacy against Female Genital Cutting” Speaking at the program
By Grace Orok The Cross River State Government has commenced the ‘Home Grown School Feeding Program; an initiative of the federal government which began in 2016. The program kicked off on Thursday last week CrossRiverWatch gathered. One of the food vendors, Quuensley Bassey posted images and a video of her sharing meals to public school
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Food Safety and Inspection Services Unit of the Department of Public Health in the Cross River State Ministry of Health during one of their routine inspection recently confiscated and destroyed 600kg worth of unwholesome food and commodities supplied to the State. According to the Head of FSIS in the State, Mr
By Grace Orok Calabar: Stakeholders have begun the development of a policy document as a panacea to tackle gender issues in Nigeria. The stakeholders drawn from several nongovernmental organizations and government parastatals are currently meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Friday where the Special Adviser of gender development to Governor Ben Ayade
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government, has distributed over five thousand tubers of yam to over 500 poor households spread across the five Local Government Areas in the northern senatorial district of the state. About 15 households per ward were selected for the exercise CrossRiverWatch gathered with the tubers of yams distributed purchased
By CrossRiverWatch Admin All is now set for the next round of the Obstetric Fistula pool effort repairs at the Fistula Center of the Ogoja General Hospital in the Northern Senatorial District of the State from the 6th to the 10th of November, 2017. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Inyang
By Archibong Jeremiah The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, Engr. Kingsley Achife has commiserated with the families of those who were electrocuted at No. 14 Adak Uko Street by Abasi Okure lane, Calabar. The commiseration was contained in a press release made available to our news room and signed by
By Archibong Jeremiah/Jonathan Ugbal A high tension cable belonging to Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHEDC at No. 14 Adak Uko Street by Abasi Okure lane has claimed two lives and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The incident according to eye witness occurred between the hours of 6:30pm and 7pm, 23rd October 2017. The