By Jonathan Ugbal The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable John Lebo has said that those criticizing past and present Governors of the state over the alleged failure of the Tinapa premier business and pleasure resort do not appreciate the issues that have bedeviled the USD470 million dollar facility. Mr. Lebo
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade has felicitated with Muslims in the country as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el Kabir. Ayade in a goodwill message signed by his Spokesman, Mr Christian Ita, called for sacrifice and obedience to the teachings of Allah as well as working with Nigerian of
By Obeten Godfrey The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Cross River State council, Mr. Victor Udu has commended the efforts of online media practitioners in the state which has aided in the fast dissemination of information and the improvement of the democratic processes of governance. Mr. Udu stated this on Sunday while speaking
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Contrary to reports that Cross River is yet to attract a Kobo in capital investment, the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita says the drive of his boss, Senator Ben Ayade to industrialize the state by attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is already yielding results. Ita also replied
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No dime has been attracted by Cross River State in the first half of 2017 says a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS in its Quarter 2 report showed that over 30 states did not attract a dime in Capital Importation between April and June which makes it
By Jeremiah Archibong and Ushang Ewa The selfish and sit tight attitude of Nigerian politicians is due to the ‘free money’ available to them and inability to own a skill and mature in the art of making money says a Cross River born legal practitioner Mr. Max Ogar. He disclosed this in an exclusive interview
By Jonathan Ugbal The Managing Director of the Calabar Channel Management (CCM) company limited, Bart Van Eenoo has said that the CCM is not aware of the termination of the Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between the NPA and a consortium of companies led by Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NGETCL) contracted to dredge
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has terminated its Joint Venture Agreement with a consortium led by Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NGETCL), for not complying with the Public Procurement Act. This followed a recommendation by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) which predates the current administration which has Mrs. Hadiza