By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, just as it has also made a commitment to ensure that the State becomes the first in Nigeria to attain the Open Defecation Free status. The State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Four States of the Federation: Lagos, Edo, Kaduna and Cross River dominate the list of sub-national governments indebted to foreign bodies, statistics obtained from the Debt Management Office, has shown. Analysis of the DMO data show that the four states have combined foreign debt of $2.12bn, out of the $4.23bn owed by
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the purchase of two hundred units of Foton heavy duty trucks, to commence business partnership with Foton International Trade Company Limited from Beijing in China. Governor Ayade gave this approval this morning while playing host to the four-man team, headed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Theatre Command Special Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has dismissed a soldier from service for defiling a 14 years old Internally Displaced Person (IDP) female. Major General Yakubu Auta, President of the Court, gave the name of the accused officer as Flight Lieutenant Martins Owerrem. The charges
By Ilam Patricia and Deborah Obot In commemoration of the Global Money Week, Facebook in partnership with AIESEC, Afrinolly and The Bridge Leadership has held a digital marketing training in the CES auditorium, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State to educate creatives on the need to leveraging on opportunities through various social media platforms
By Efa Sunday: Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has commended two members of the Joint Task Force against wood logging in the State, for intercepting a truck loaded with felled trees along Okuku/Yala road. In his statement, one of the member, Kelechukwu Patrick thanked the Governor for his benevolence, stating
By Patricia Illam Facebook and Afrinolly would on Friday, 29th March host the ‘Facebook for Creators’ training programme in Nigeria. The programme is billed to hold in nine different locations of Lagos, Kwara, Port Harcourt, Ogun, Calabar, Kaduna, Abuja, Enugu and Kano. The programme is designed as part of activities to mark the global money
By Jonathan Ugbal No fewer than half a million people in Cross River State are now said to live healthier lives following the declaration of Ikom and Yala local governments as the fifth and sixth Open Defecation Free (ODF) council areas in Nigeria. Both local governments with a combined population of 501,500 which are the