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Cross River Education Ministry To Spend 2 Million For Teachers Training, N530 Million For ‘Expatriate Staff Upkeep’

By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday The Cross River State Ministry of Education has budgeted the sum of NGN530 million for an item tagged “Expatriate Staff Upkeep” in its 2018 proposed spending. And, NGN2.5 million was budgeted for Teachers Training. The Commissioner for Education, Mr. Goddy Ettah disclosed this while defending the

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Cross River Government Sign MoU To Revamp Ranch, Tinapa 3 Months After Another

By Ushang Ewa Findings by CrossRiverWatch have revealed that the Cross River State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mac Creeds and Tom Consortium for the upgrade of Tinapa Lakeside Hotel in Calabar and Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku Local Government Area. The MoU to revamp the mountain resort came three months

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Cross River To Construct Referral Hospital In Akpabuyo

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has announced plans to construct a world class referral hospital in Akpabuyo local government area of southern Cross River. The commissioner for health, Dr. Inyang Asibong disclosed this during an advocacy and sensitization campaign in the local government carried out by the Save One Million Lives (SOML)

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Again, Obudu Mountain Resort Staff Threaten Strike Action To Resolve ‘Bargaining Impasse’

By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Members of the Obudu Mountain Resort branch of the National Union of Hotels and Personnel Service Workers have again written Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to intervene in the issues concerning their owed allowances and several others. This was contained in a letter dated January 24, 2018 and signed

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68 People Receive N8,603 For Burial, Others As Senator Gershom Bassey Attends To 482 Constituents In 9 Days

By Ushang Ewa The Senator Representing Cross River South in the national assembly, Mr. Gershom Bassey has shared the sum of NGN585,000 to 68 constituents. Mr. Bassey was also reached by 482 members of his constituency within nine days through phone calls, WhatsApp messages, short messaging service (sms) and via email read a statement he

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APC Suspends Niger Delta Minister Usani Usani, Root For His Expulsion

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River chapter of the All Progressive Party, APC, has announced the immediate and indefinite suspension of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani. The Acting State Chairman of the Party, Chief John Ochalla, told journalists on Saturday evening that the decision to suspend the Minister was taken and

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2019: Calabar And Odukpani LGA’s Endorse Ayade, Seek More Constituencies

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Members of the People’s Democratic Party in Calabar Municipal and Odukpani local government area have joined about seven other local government areas in the endorsement of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River ahead of the 2019 general elections. The people led by Mr. Oqua Itu on Thursday

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Cross River Justice Ministry Seeks Suspended UNICAL Lecturer Arrest As He Petitions Police IG

By Aplefe Ojong The Cross River State Ministry of Justice has written the Inspector General of Police (IGP) seeking the immediate arrest of suspended University of Calabar lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok. This followed Mr. Odok’s petition to the IGP which mentioned the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Joe Abang in

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