By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State chapter of the Nigeria Labor Congress NLC, Friday suspended indefinitely three of its affiliates for failing to participate in the last strike action the union called to demand for improved workers welfare. The Strike which was called in October, 2015 by the NLC after stalled negotiations between government
By Ushang Ewa Sellers and stall owners at the ongoing Christmas Festival village at the botanical garden in Calabar Thursday protested what they say is the unstable supply of electricity to their stands despite the high bill they paid to operators to secure them. The stand owners (mostly women) at about 7:30 PM marched to
By Ushang Ewa Staff of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) resident in the staff quarters of the Calabar campus of the institution have met over the quit notice issued to them and maintained that the state government approved the rate they currently pay with the contentious boys quarters inclusive. Sources in the varsity
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Ministry of Works has commenced the implementation of the directive of the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade that every road in Calabar should be made pothole free. Ayade had given the ministry a 7-day ultimatum to fix all potholes identified in the 120 internal roads in the Calabar
By Our Correspondent The Cross River state governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Hon. Emmanuel Offiong Bassey as his Deputy Chief of Staff. He will be Deputizing Hon. Martin Orim who is the incumbent Chief of Staff. A statement by the governor’s Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary, Mr
By Archibong Jeremiah A stalwart of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State and a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Ernest Eki has scored the Senator Ben Ayade led administration ‘zero percent’ and called on the governor to increase the velocity of the pace of development of the State.
By Our Reporter There is an ongoing protest by workers of the Calabar Urban Development Agency, CUDA who are saddled with the responsibility of keeping the Cross River State capital clean and green. Our reporter on the ground say the workers are asking for their salary arrears which some of them say has piled up
By Our Correspondent Hon. Legor Idagbo has joined the league of voices calling for a reduction in the minimum age of African parliamentarians noting that in the US and UK, the minimum ages are below 25 years while in Nigeria and some African countries, the minimum age is above 30 years. Hon. Idagbo made the