by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has approved the relocation of a flood prone Eja community in Obubra Local Government area to safer grounds. The Director General, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Mr. Vincent Aquah announced this during a meeting with leaders of the community in his office. Mr. Aquah
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke last Thursday won the Housing Governor of the Year 2012 Award. Imoke was announced the winner of the award at a dinner at the Abuja Sheraton Hotel to mark the 7th edition of the Abuja Housing Show. The Imoke administration had in December 2012 commissioned
by crossriverwatch admin The three days warning strike by junior oil industry workers is causing severe hardship on motorists and commuters in Calabar the Cross River State capital. The fuel scarcity has hit the city since Monday following the strike by Natural Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, over their disagreement with major
by crossriverwatch admin The need for the Cross River State government to create a Ministry of Science and Technology to drive the industrial sector of the state has been advocated. Coordinator, Federal Technology Incubation Center Calabar, Mr. Edodi Unonoh made this call when he visited journalists as part of the center’s advocacy meeting with the
by crossriverwatch admin Few weeks after the Nigeria Meteorological Agency NIMET warned about excessive rainfall that may lead to flooding in parts of Cross River and some other States, the people of Calabar woke up this morning, Monday to meet flooded streets resulting from early morning torrential downpour. The rains which commenced around 5:30am on
by crossriverwatch admin As part of the civil service reform program of the Imoke administration, the governor said the best legacy he we wants to leave behind in the Cross River State civil service is to encourage merit. In his sermon-like message during the 2013 Civil Service Day celebration at the cultural center Calabar recently,
by crossriverwatch admin Modalities have been concluded for University of Calabar (UNICAL) to commence courses in Engineering and Pharmacy to meet the critical needs of the state and the country in those departments. Pro-chancellor and Chairman, UNICAL Governing Council, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, disclosed this when the council paid a courtesy call on Governor Liyel Imoke
by crossriverwatch admin The first Nigeria oil and gas park will soon be launched in Cross River with the expectation of providing local contents employment to the people of Cross River State. The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engineer Ernest Nwapa, disclosed this when he led his team to request for 20