By Jeremiah Archibong and Jonathan Ugbal As the Muslim Ummah in Cross River join their counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s Eid el-Kabir, Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Chairman, governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba have identified peace, love and sacrifice as the panacea
By Efa Sunday And Mary Omani The Assistant Director, Cross River State Fire Service, Public Relations Officer, Mr. Makperr Cletus Abine, has decried the deplorable condition of fire service equipments in the State, describing them as “monument-al machines.” Mr. Makperr while speaking to CrossRiverWatch, on why the fire service had refused to come to the
By Jonathan Ugbal Barely 24 hours after the National Economic Council announced plans to decentralize the Nigeria Police Force, the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) has condemned the lack of effective measures to check the widespread killing s and violence in the country and called for an overhaul of the security architecture. This was contained
By David Nsa An Enterprise Development Consultant, Mr. Great Ogban has cautioned the government not to pay more attention to political ambitions than creating safe spaces for youths. He made his position known on air when hosted on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9fm Calabar. According to him, “Having over 4, 000 appointees
By Deborah Obot The founder of Lift Hub Calabar, Mr. Joseph Okorn has said that for enterprise and entrepreneurial development to flourish in Cross River State, we should “adopt the Silicon Valley approach.” Mr. Joseph further called on the organized private sector to leverage on shared energy in order to contribute to the empowerment of
By Mary Umani The founder of iKapture Networks, a skill acquisition training organization, Miss Grace Ihejiamazu has opined that creating inclusive education programs will go a long way to empower vulnerable youths in the rural parts of Cross River State. She maintained that empowering vulnerable youths in the rural areas will prevent them from falling
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has explained the reason why his administration is interested in the business angle of the Bakassi deep seaport. This is contrary to the notion that; “government has no business in doing business,” held by many. But, Mr. Ayade while receiving the concept design
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on Tuesday lent support to the creation of a common currency for members of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS). This, the governor said will facilitate trade and ease of movement of goods and services with Nigerians expected to benefit