by crossriverwatch admin Law School Class of “88 on Saturday in a dinner held at the Tinapa Resort, Calabar, the Cross River State capital honored eighteen members of the class with awards of distinction. One of the recipients of the award is Barrister Venatius Ikem, the former Chairman of Obudu LGA, former National Publicity Secretary
by crossriverwatch admin As part of effort to give back to an institution that nurtured them for their legal profession, the 1988 alumni of the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, have initiated the building of an Information and Communication Technology centre for the institution. The building and equipping of the centre is expected to
by crossriverwatch admin The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC yesterday commenced nationwide registration of members. In Cross River State, the Chairman of the APC State Registration Supervisory Committee, Prince Otis from Bayelsa State arrived Calabar on Saturday morning from Abuja and assured that the exercise will commence yesterday. The Registration Supervisory Committee is made up
by crossriverwatch admin As political events unfold rapidly in Cross River State, political top wigs and stakeholders from the Cross River North Senatorial District have insisted on producing the state governor in the 2015 general election. Speaking at an interactive session of the Northern Cross River Coalition in Calabar on Saturday, former deputy governor of
by crossriverwatch admin The Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, has said his administration will continue to expand ways the Smartgovplatform can be used to raise new revenues for the state government. The Smartgov, which is an identity management and e-payment infrastructure for state governments first deployed in Cross River State in 2011. The
by crossriverwatch admin The Commissioner of Education, Cross River State, Prof. Offiong E. Offiong has commended the leadership of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH for its strides in organizing her second eminent lecturer series which held in Calabar recently. He lamented the lack of attention that is accorded sciences in our educational system in
by crossriverwatch admin The management of United Cement Company, UNICEM in Calabar has been asked to reinstate eight of its staff that were allegedly sacked without reason. The demand was contained in a letter dated 28th January, 2014 by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Cross River State Chapter with the reference number NLC/CRS/MD/UNICEM/CAL/1/14 to the
by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than 2, 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party in Cross River State have defected to the All Progressives Congress. Receiving the defectors late Tuesday in Calabar, the state interim chairman of the APC, Mr Alex Irek, said that the defectors included 1, 500 LP members