By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Cross River State Government has said it is targeting to vaccinate 900,000 children against wild poliomyelitis across the 18 LGAs in the State. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director General of the Cross River Primary Health Care Development Agency, CRSPHCDA, made this known in Ugep where the Obol Lopon
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Federal Government of Nigeria has said the current blackout greeting Cross River State and some parts of the country is a result of “an act of vandalism at the Odukpani – Ikot Ekpene 330KV double circuit transmission line resulting in a sudden loss of about 400MW.” A
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report A Non-Governmental Organization, Rainforest Resource, and Developmental Center, RRDC, has asked the Cross River State Government to furnish it with a detailed report of a fallen trailer in Ikom, laden with suspected illegal timber. In the letter signed by Mr. Odey Oyama, the Executive Director of RRDC, and
By Premium Times Listen To The Report A Nigerian Professor, Chris Ogbondah, has won the Distinguished Scholar Award for the 2021-2022 academic year at the University of Northern Iowa in the United States of America. The award is given annually to the lecturer in the university who is most accomplished in scholarly and creative activity.
By Mustapha Usman, The ICIR Listen To The Report The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institutions (NASU) have extended their warning strike by two weeks. The unions commenced a two-week warning strike on March 27 over the inability of the Federal Government to implement
By Archibong Jeremiah Listen To The Report The Federal Ministry of Power has apologized to Nigerians over the current power blackout across the country. There was a system collapse on the 8th of April, 2022 at about 8:30 pm, says the Ministry in a statement by Mr. Isa Sanusi, SA Media to the Minister. It
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has denied any involvement in the arrest and incarceration of activist and Publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Agba Jalingo. Ayade, who was speaking on ‘The Morning Show Program’ on Arise TV, said Jalingo was arrested for his involvement in #EndSARS activity. Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Policy Alert, a non-governmental organization promoting economic and ecological justice in the Niger Delta, has raised an alarm over alleged plans by security agencies and agents of the Akwa Ibom State Government to launch a series of attacks on its staff, volunteers, and media partners over recent scathing