By Ushang Ewa The Chairman, Governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has called on warring groups in the Niger Delta to embrace the option of dialogue offered by the federal government as the current administration means well for the region. This was contained in a statement issued by the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Government has called for a review of the law that led to the privatization of power generation and distribution in a bid to ensure that all investments in the sector yield revenue for the state directly. The Directors General of the Due Process and Price Intelligence department and State
By Our Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sworn in 30 new permanent secretaries with a view to ensure they use their experience to stabilize ministries, department and agencies of government and grow the state’s revenue profile. The permanent secretaries are senior civil servants who are appointed by the Governor and oversee the
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Governments of Cross River and Akwa Ibom states have begun a reconciliatory process to end the differences between Ikot Offiong and Oku-Iboku communities which resulted in over a dozen deaths between December 2016 and February 2017. The deputy governors of both states met Friday in Calabar during a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Cross River State Chapter supports Senator Ali Modu Sherriff led executive. “This is in line with the Appeal Court’s judgment delivered in Port Harcourt in favor of Senator Sherriff as National Chairman of PDP. “This statement also refutes the earlier report credited to the state publicity secretary
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed delight about the readiness of the federal government to quickly fix the poor state of federal roads in the state even as he appealed, to the federal government to reimburse the state for all the funds it has spent to rehabilitate some federal
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Commissioner for Information, Rosemary Archibong, supported by her colleagues in the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development, Dr. John Inyang, Ministry of Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong, Ministry of Climate Change, Dr. Alice Ekwu, and Ministry of Water resources, Gabriel Odu Oji The Government of Cross River state has stated in clear terms that
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