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
by crossriverwatch admin Last week I wrote that there is a subtle leadership crisis rocking the Cross River Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, concerning which part of the State should produce its Governorship Candidate for the 2015 elections. Until this moment nobody has refuted my story or permutations. The PDP has maintained a
by crossriverwatch admin The Linguistics and Communication Studies Students Association, LINCOMSA, University of Calabar has commenced plans to host its first ever national dinner and award night for linguistics students across Nigeria. Preparations for the dinner night were kick-started following an inauguration of a four man committee last week during the association’s first congress for
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Rekpene Bassey, the Cross River State Security Adviser has called on security agencies to intensify patrols along Nigeria’s coastal waters to arrest the increasing criminal activities along the Gulf of Guinea. Mr Bassey who was speaking when the new Commander of NNS Victory, Commodore F.F. Ogu paid him a visit in
by crossriverwatch admin The names of Dr. Sandy Onor and Engineer Effiong Bassey are conspicuously missing on the list of Cross River State Executive Council members recalled by Senator Liyel Imoke, following their suspension in December 2013. Governor Imoke in an announcement on the state media, Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, on Wednesday morning asked