By Margaret John The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has rained accolades on the governor of Cross River state, Senator Ben Ayade and commended him for keying into the federal government’s vision of diversifying the economy saying Ayade has become a reference point in his administration’s agricultural revolution. The President was speaking
By Ogar Monday/Grace Orok In the fight to eradicate toxic waste materials, the Global Impact SAGE Team (GIST), a team of young ‘teenpreneurs’ in Calabar has been produced an Eco-friendly Inter-locking paving tiles, called GI (Global Impact) Interlocking, made from plastics and glass. The GIST team, a subsidiary of Students for the Advancement of Global
By Elijah Ugani The United Nations in partnership with Cross River State Government has concluded plans to introduce the United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (2018 – 2022) in the State. The framework meeting which held recently in Transcorp Hotels Calabar comprised of participants drawn from all MDA’s in the State. Declaring the meeting open,
By Sunday Efa The Acting Chairman of Cross River State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Okpanke Ogar, has decried the low compliance attitude of Cross Riverians to the Federal Government Tax Payers’ Amnesty Program. Mr. Okpanke made his position known during his Keynote address at the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) Stakeholders meeting in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Senator Ben Ayade, the governor of Cross River State has unveiled “Africanism” as the theme for the 2018 edition of the Carnival Calabar and Festivals. Mr. Ayade charged band leaders to ensure they promote the true African cultural heritage in their parades. “This year’s carnival Calabar will tell the
By Jonathan Ugbal Hafsat Abiola-Costello, the eight child of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections, Moshood Abiola has said that former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu was instrumental to President Muhammadu Buhari’s declarations to honor her late father. She said the family visited Mr. Tinubu earlier today to thank him for
By Jonathan Ugbal The Chairman, Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Property, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla has described as “idle” and “grand frivolity” the investigation of his SSCE certificate which the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) had said is “fake, not genuine.” Mr. Obono-Obla who is also the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has described as “altered and invalid,” the results and certificate it allegedly issued to the Chairman, Special Presidential Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Property, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla. Mr. Obono-Obla is also the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution. The Registrar of the sub