By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The first surface mount technology (SMT) digital set top box manufacturing plant in West Africa has commence production in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The plant, operated by Gospell Digital Technology was commissioned today Thursday by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who said the state will partner
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Adviser Inter Party Affairs to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and a former Chairman of the State Chapter of the Labor Party, Mr. Austin Ibok has revealed that the ousted former Acting State Chairman of the Labour Party Mr. Baron Eyo was “by law, never a Chairman
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Hon. Itaya Nyong has stated that the State is on the verge of having a modular refinery that will kick off within the next 2 years as plans for the refinery have reached advanced stage. The Commissioner who made this known while speaking with
By Obeten Godfrey Experts in the tourism sector in Cross River State say that the State still lags behind when it comes to tourism development in the country. They barred their minds recently while speaking as guests on the program, “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9FM, Calabar on the topic: Sustainable Tourism in
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government is on the verge of losing a USD5 million grant from the United Nations Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council due to it’s failure to provide the counterpart funding of NGN104 million to expand the sanitation and hygiene program. This equals NGN1,802,500,000.00 (one point eight billion Naira)
By Ushang Ewa An architectural design team from Dubai last week visited the Calas Vegas twins islands; a proposed new city of the Cross River State Government. The four man team led by Shalini Bhatnagar, a landscape architect said having visited, the team which comprised civil, mechanical, landscaping as well as soft and hard architectural
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government Hose Correspondent
By Archibong Jeremiah The Association of Private Practicing Surveyors of Nigeria (APPSN), Cross River State branch has instructed all practicing surveyors in the State to stop all transactions with the Surveyors Regulatory Council of Nigeria (SURCON), account operated by First Bank. The directive was part of resolutions at a meeting held by APPSN following suspicion