by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN has again appealed to their governor Senator Liyel Imoke to give them a facelift. Speaking through the council Secretary General, Comrade Ndiyo Ndiyo, while addressing the press recently in Calabar, the youth body decried what they described as government
by crossriverwatch admin Following the intervention of the Cross River State Ministry of Youth and Sports in the crisis rocking the Akansoko Youth Council, AYC in Akpabuyo LGA occasioned by a petition to the Honorable Commissioner, Mr. Patrick Ugbe by four village heads and eight youths of the community, elections earlier scheduled for the 11th
by crossriverwatch admin Trouble is brewing in the Obudu People’s Democratic Party, PDP, chapter executive as members are demanding for the sack of the chapter chairman, Mr Agba Augustine Ugar on allegations of fraud and breach of the party’s constitution. A petition sent to the State Chairman of the party, Ntufam John Okon made available
by crossriverwatch admin Consultants in the University of Calabar teaching Hospital, UCTH, have proceeded on an indefinite industrial action following the non-payment of the their allowances since February this year. The strike by the consultants called under the aegis of Medical and Dental Consultants Association Of Nigeria, MEDICAN has paralysed activities at the hospital as
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has charged the Nigerian Navy to ensure that the Naval Referral Hospital in Calabar, which construction began about 35 years ago is completed and put to use within the life time of the present administration. Imoke gave the charge when the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC)
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State House of Assembly on Thursday granted Senator Liyel Imoke’s request to withdraw the sum of N1.5billion from the Cross River State Reserve Fund for the execution of projects in the educational sector. Hon Jacob Otu-Enyia, Chairman, Committee on Finance and Appropriation, while presenting the report to the House
by crossriverwatch admin Young Entrepreneurs are set to emerge from the Cross River North Senatorial District as fifty persons sponsored by Sen. Ben Ayade the senator representing the Cross River North District have passed out of an accelerated enterpreneursship traning from the Central Bank Enterprenurship Development Center in Calabar. The intensive Entrepreneurship training which started
by crossriverwatch admin Mrs Obioma Imoke, wife of the Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has in the last one year facilitated N98.37 loans for women cooperative societies in Cross River State to aid them in agricultural activities. Mrs Imoke who facilitated the loan through one of her women empowerment programs, Project AWAKE, saw