By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State 2017 Budget may have been passed into law and signed by the Governor yesterday, but CrossRiverWatch can report that Members of the House of Assembly who scrutinized the details of the projections by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDAs of government requested for ‘kick backs’ and bribes to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State government alongside The Nigerian Medical Association and the Nigerian Red Cross through the Club Foot Project are working in synergy to ensure that Anthony Peter who is popularly known in the media as the boy with the Club Foot in Ekpeneki community in Odukpani LGA receive proper medical
By Ogar Monday In a bid to grow sports and promote Taekwondo in particular at the grass root level, an inaugural Calabar Taekwondo Open is set to hold from the 19th to the 21st of January, in Calabar the Cross River State capital. According to a statement signed by Dr. Ferguson Oluigbo, Tournament Director and
By Frank Edima The United States Embassy, Public Affairs Section and American Corners across the six geo-politician zones in Nigeria are planning to host a program to commiserate Martin Luther King Jr’s Day in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The program is slated for 16th and 17th January, 2017 at American Corner Calabar (ACC)
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has refuted claims in some quarters that it has lost the National Sports Festival hosting rights which it got since 2014. The rebuttal was done by the State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Asu Okang at the defense of the 2017 budget by the Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, today signed the 2017 appropriation bill of N301 billion into law. Christened “Budget of Infinite Transposition”, the 2017 Appropriation Bill, also incorporates an additional N406 billion for medium term expenditure framework to carter for capital projects covering 2017, 2018 and 2019 fiscal years. This brings
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Becoming a Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) in a company is something almost all upcoming entrepreneurs crave for. To some, it seems like a walk through while to others it is a tough row to hoe. While some struggle between decisions and have unanswered questions silently crawling through their minds, some found their
By CrossRiverWatch Admin It is a zeal that beats the imagination of many; but for an academic who successfully conceived the remediation of groundwater from sewage using solar power, Governor Ben Ayade’s efforts in Cross River State are hardly surprising. Using the power of intellect, Governor Ayade has, in 18 months, put Cross River on