by crossriverwatch admin Henceforth, civil servants who fail to acquire Computer and Information Technology basic education by the end of 2015 risk loosing their job. The State Head of Service, Mary-Theresa Ikwen Stated this in calabar during her opening remark at a two-day sensitization workshop on computer skills acquisition for Civil and Public Servants in
by crossriverwatch admin The need for accurate register of entry into pension scheme by retirees and appropriate capturing of their data in Cross River State has been advocated. State Auditor-General for Local Government, Mr. Anthony Ayeni stated this during an interactive session of the state pension board forum in Calabar. Ayeni said doing this will
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government has signed a concession agreement with MTN Communications Nigeria Limited for the provision of 115km of telecommunications cable duct infrastructure for the city of Calabar spanning from Tinapa to Anantigha. According to the Special Adviser Communication Technology Development Mr Odo Effiong, the system when completed in six
by crossriverwatch admin Ignatius Oli is a member of the National Youth Council, Cross River State Chapter and he is part of the African Union Observer team led by Former President Olusegun Obasanjo to Zimbabwe for their presidential elections expected to hold today. In this interview with CrossRiverWatch from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where they
by crossriverwatch admin The Congress for Democratic Change, CPC, has instituted a legal action in the Federal High Court seeking to bar the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, from handing over the Voters’ Register to the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission from the conduct of the Council election scheduled for September 21, 2013 without first
by crossriverwatch admin The nationwide brouhaha that has attended the passing into law of a legislation that promotes under age marriages in Nigeria is not about to settle as the Cross River State Political Network, CRISPON is inviting the general public to a petition signing campaign beginning tomorrow, Sunday July 21, 2013 at the botanical
by crossriverwatch admin The rush by drivers to beat the September deadline given by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has made both commercial and private drivers who need the new drivers license to undergo serious practical training from the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) office in Calabar. When CrossRiverWatch visited the office at the Ministry
by crossriverwatch admin Fortune may have smiled on Cross River State, Nigeria’s biggest tourism haven with Friday’s judgment of the Supreme Court relinquishing the control of tourism and hotel regulation to states of the federation. It would be recalled that several state governments and the Federal Government have been embroiled in controversy over the question