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
By Jonathan Ugbal Investigations by CrossRiverWatch have revealed that there are about 4000 ghost workers in the Primary Health Care (PHC) Departments across the 18 local government areas of Cross River State on payroll. This is even as the 18 PHCs across the state are suffering from acute staff shortage with official records showing that
By CrossRiverWatch admin Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, has said that the Federal Government will soon commence work on the Lagos-Kano and Lagos-Calabar rail routes to boost economic activities within the nation. Osibanjo, in his keynote address at the First National Forum on Economy organized by Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation Newspapers,
By Ekong Okpa An attempt to broker peace between communities in Obubra urban of Cross River by member representing Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency Hon. Mike Etaba was distorted by irate youths of Owakande community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River at the week end. The youths who are reportedly warming up for war against
By Our Correspondent Mr. Christian Ita, the Chief Press Secretary CPS to Governor Ayade has refuted online reports in some mediums (not CrossRiverWatch) that that is a cold war between his boss and his predecessor, Senator Liyel Imoke. In a statement issued in Calabar, Ita described the report as half-truth and the figment of the
It is getting to about three months now since Venatius Ikem, a former Commissioner in Cross River State went into hiding as a result of the misunderstanding he had with his kinsman and governor, Professor Ben Ayade, which became pronounced after he decided to join the APC. So, where exactly is he hiding and why
By Archibong Jeremiah Following the continued scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS (petrol) in the country, the Cross River State Government and independent petroleum marketers in the State have resolved to approach the leadership of NNPC to know the percentage of petrol statutorily allocated to the State. They also resolved that as part of the