By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and other affiliate unions in Cross River State has rejected the payment of N25,000 by Directors to write Permanent Secretary examination. Organised Labour (Action Committee) in a joint bulletin titled, ‘Attention: All Directors in State Service, payment of N25,000 by
By Patrick Obia The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has lamented what it described as “obnoxious and abhorrable” acts of sorting, extortions and sexual harassments going on in the institution by lecturers. Sorting refers to payments for grades. And, following widespread claims that students are relying on sorting to pass while lecturers extort monies
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has published shortlisted candidates for the Armed Forces Selection Board (AFSB) to pick as intakes for the 73rd Regular Course. 60 candidates were selected from each State who wrote the examinations on Saturday, July 31, 2021. And, successful candidates are to report for interview before the AFSB
By Victoria Effiong In a bid to promote open governance practices and accountability in extractive industries, civic space actors gathered for a capacity building on public engagement and participatory governance last weekend in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. This was part of the Power for Voices Partnership (PVP) Fair For All Project which covers
By Jonathan Ugbal Legal practitioners engaged by the Cross River State ministry of justice are currently protesting at the Governor’s office in Calabar over non payment of salaries. The protest is one in a series of many that plagued the State after the delisting of nearly 3,000 workers from the payroll by the current administration.
By Jonathan Ugbal The long squabble between the Cross River State Government and the Nigerian Navy over lands in two choice locations in Calabar may have been settled on Thursday when the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo visited Governor Ben Ayade and disclosed that the Navy is set to establish an
By Jonathan Ugbal Hours after Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade announced the easing of the curfew in the State to last between midnight and 6:00AM, gunmen kidnapped a business man in Calabar. Vouda David Egwu, a father of three and petty business man was abducted in front of his residence at about 9:00PM on Monday.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has again reviewed the curfew he imposed on October 23, 2020. A statement signed by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita and issued Monday afternoon, says the curfew is now from midnight till 6:00AM starting from today, 267 days after it was last eased. Mr. Ayade had imposed