House Bill HB 1293, also known as Federal University of Technology, Ogoja Bill, 2019 was passed into law by both chambers of the 8th National Assembly. HB 1293 is a bill that was initiated by Hon. Jarigbe Agom, member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, where it was passed after a motion
By Patrick Obia The newly elected Speaker of the 9th Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Williams, has said that they will not make laws that will give no bite to Cross Riverians. The three times house member stated this on Hit 95.9FM regular Sunday program, “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo” where the
By Our Reporter “Football is what we used to make Donald Duke Governor, it’s same crowd I do see watching football match at the stadium is the same I saw during elections. Football is a game of unity, don’t allow football to die.” This is an assertion by the member representing Calabar South/Akpabuyo/Bakassi in the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The time was 10am at Government Primary School, Ediba Road, Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. Pupils dashed out of their classrooms as the bell tolled, signifying that it was break time. School children ran briskly in different directions to savor the moment. On an open field at the school, some
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Full details of allocation to the 18 LGAs in Cross River for the month of February 2019.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba recently told the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) unlawfully removed his name from the list of candidates for the February 23, 2019 National Assembly elections. The former NDDC Board Chairman and APC Senatorial candidate for Cross River Central
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele today jointly flagged off wet season rice farming and other Agricultural value chains in Calabar. The official ceremony was carried out on the 32, 000 square kilometer site of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yesterday, the President and Governors around the country celebrated June 12 Democracy Day National holiday; some with public activities and rallies, some with media statements calling on their electorate to continue to have faith in democracy and in Nigeria. In Cross River State there was no celebration of June 12 Democracy Day