By Our Reporter The wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Linda Ayade is set to lead the fight for pregnant women to deliver in health facilities where there are skilled birth attendants in a bid to reduce maternal and newborn mortality rates in the state. This followed her appointment as the lead
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Ashdene group, a conglomerate will finance 99 percent of several multi billion Naira projects in Cross River State. The Director General of the State’s Investment Promotion Bureau, Architect John Etim Bassey stated this Thursday in Calabar when the group came for the formal declaration of intention to proceed
By Aplefe Ojong As a result of the high cost in the production and distribution of portable water, consumers are now to pay N250 per meter cube (1, 000) litres of water in Cross River state. The decision for an upward review of the previous amounts was reached at a one day critical stakeholders town
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has said it will partner with the Nigeria Gas Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation in its gas to energy program that may see an uptake of up to 100mmscf of gas. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade stated this Thursday in
By Ogar Monday The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has organized a one day capacity building workshop for members. The training which was held at Adsuit Hotels Calabar focused on the theme; Online Journalism: Skills and Ethics. Speaking as one of the resource persons, the Cross River State Commissioner for Information and Orientation,
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong has revealed that the Sayana Press Contraceptive project will reduce unsafe abortions and child mortality rate in the State. Asibong stated this in Calabar at a stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting on the sustainability of DMPA-SC (Sayana Press) Provision in Cross River. The Commissioner
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Sources in Government House Calabar say the visit of Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike to his Cross River counterpart, Senator Ben Ayade was to promote the candidacy of former National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus as Chairman of the party. Mr. Wike
By Philip Agba