By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Ben Ayade, Friday in Calabar said he views himself not as governor but as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of the State while disclosing plans on ensuring adequate power supply for the industries coming into the state. “The issue of been a governor
The third treatise in our series on potentials of the creative industry for creating jobs and contributing to the development of our economy is focused on visual art industry. Earlier, we had taken a look at the film industry and the music industry. This promises to be as enlightening as the first and the second.
By CrossRiverWatch admin Improving access to renewable and clean energy around the world is the driving force behind the work of Obudu, Cross River State born Surrey graduate Ugbizi Ogar, who has been commended in the Industry category of the Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Awards for 2015. Ugbizi, who completed his MSc in Energy and Economics Policy
By Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the former governor of Cross River State, Dr. Clement Ebri over allege anti-party activities attributed to the elder statesman. Chief Ebri who has just been admitted along with former Senate Leader, Senator Ndoma Egba, SAN into the Board of Trustees of the ruling All Progressives
By CrossRiverWatch admin Frontline activist and opposition stalwart in Cross River State, Barrister Obono Obla has berated members of the national assembly from Cross River state for their in the removal of the N60 Billion Calabar-Lagos coastal rail line from the 2016 Appropriation. Media reports are revealing that the project which is one of President
By Our Correspondent The last may not have been heard about the brouhaha hovering over the 2016 Appropriation Bill which reports say the President has refused to sign until details are properly sorted out. The latest are reports of the removal of some of the President’s most critical infrastructure focus components of the budget by
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Commissioner for Environment, Engineer Mike Eraye says the state is fascinated about the Waste-To-Wealth (WtW) initiative having been selected for the pilot scheme of the project. “We are anxious to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), perfect it and are also determined to regain our status (as number one tourist
By Jeremiah Archibong, Jonathan Ugbal, Frank Edima and Ikwen Atuaka Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol is now selling for almost N400 per litre in Calabar the Cross River State capital barely 24 hours after the timeline earlier given by the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu to end the lingering