By Archibong Jeremiah Plans have been concluded for the 6th Edition of Nutritious Food Fair (NFF) holding in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. According to the organizers, the event is packaged to stimulate robust engagement around nutrition and food security with the theme, “Multi-Sectoral Partnership To Promote More Nutritious Crops and Foods – You
By Archibong Jeremiah The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo, a current affairs and all topical program on Hit 95.9fm, Calabar begins live streaming on Facebook through it’s page https://www.facebook.com/TheDialogueWithAgbaJalingo/ This was made known to our newsroom in a press release signed by the producer of the program; Charles Kalu. According to the release the live Facebook streaming
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There was a mild drama at the head office of the Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, publishers of the Nigerian CHRONICLE and Weekend CHRONICLE Monday, when an error from Government House led to the media outfit having two general managers (GM). Emmanuel Akpong, a veteran journalist was appointed last year as acting
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondence The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has presented the 2017 appropriation budget before the Cross River State House of Assembly, at a seating held yesterday Monday 31st October 2016. According to figures reeled out by the Governor, the expected Internally Generated Revenue of the Government
By Archibong Jeremiah Dr. Gertrude Njar, Chairman Cross River State Branch, Nigeria Institution of Surveyor (CRS-NIS) has dragged the State Surveyor General, Surveyor Eyo Oku to the Federal High Court Calabar for alleged misconduct seeking damages of N50, 000, 00.00 (Fifty million naira) only. Our newsroom gathered from independent sources that in the suit (HC/456/2016)
By Ogar Monday The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has given approval for the promotion of qualified State civil servants. The promotion according to the Governor is to clear the backlog of qualified civil servants due for promotions long ago and to boost their morale. The disclosure was made recently in Calabar
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has reconstituted its Committees for the 2nd Legislative year. This was disclosed in a press release by Azogor Ideba, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) of Hon. John Gaul Lebo, Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly. According to the release, seven
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Godwin Ettah has disclosed that within the next budgetary year, the salaries of primary school teachers will be handled by the State Government rather than the Local Governments. The Commissioner said this at the 2016 revised budget hearing by the