Last week, the action Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade performed some very important state assignments that would be critical to the successful implementation of the state policy direction and development blueprint as marked out under his pragmatic leadership. As part of his strong commitment towards the realization of setting up a special
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday expressed the gratitude of the government and people of the state to President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of an indigene of the state, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, as the new Chief of Naval Staff. Governor Ayade noted that by the appointment of
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, yesterday, signed the State’s Infrastructural Fund Bill into law. The law empowers the state government to seek for external funding for its capital projects such as the governor’s signature projects in its effort to render services to its citizenry. Speaking at the signing ceremony at
By CrossRiverWatch admin Yakurr born Rear Admiral I.E Ibas has been appointed the new Chief of Naval Staff by the President Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Muhammadu Buhari, Rtd. The appointment was made known in a statement released this afternoon to the press after the President relieved all service chiefs of their positions.
By Okwo Kerry The Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engineer Saleh Dunoma has disclosed that plans are in top gear to complete all uncompleted projects in airports across the country. This assurance is coming against the background of fears that the Federal Government may have abandoned the upgrading of airport facilities across
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has given guarantee that the House Committee, Chairman on Education, Hon. Itam Abang of Boki 1 State Constituency will sponsor a private member bill that will take care of virtually all the challenges members of Cross
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon John Gaul Lebo has pledged the House preparedness to partner with the Budget Transparency and Accountability Initiative – Nigeria (BTAN) and other related bodies in the fiscal scrutiny of the State budgets. Hon Lebo made the pledge recently in his office
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The security task force of the Cross River State government, code named Operation Skolombo, has been inaugurated with the charge to rid the state of criminals. The state governor Benedict Ayade had as earlier reported by CrossRiverWatch appointed Brig. General Mannix Nyiam rtd. as the Chairman of the taskforce