By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has approved the recruitment of two thousand five hundred (2,500) personnel from the Salary Grade Level 03 to Salary Grade Level 09 into the state civil and public service. This was contained in a letter signed by the Chairman, Civil
By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, CP Gyogon Grimah, has assured that priority will be given to the welfare of officers wives in the state. CP Grimah gave the assurance in a goodwill message at the 60th anniversary of Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Cross River State Command. He stressed
By Victory Anty And Favour Effiong Handkerchiefs of activists and civil society lawyers are saturated with tears following the demise of colleague and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikeja, Lagos State branch Chairman, Comrade Adesina Ogunlana who passed away on Wednesday. Expressing the unfortunate loss, Citizen Agba Jalingo recalled his camaraderie with the late advocate
By Sylvia Akpan The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has invited all customers of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) residents in Calabar and its environs to a problem-solving session. The invite is contained in a public service announcement signed by Mr. Ibor Otu, State Director of National Orientation Agency. The session is scheduled
By Godwin Ajom With a recurrent expenditure of N116 billion making up 39.1 percent and a capital expenditure of N181 billion of 60.9% of the 2024 N296.9 billion “People’s First” Budget of Cross River State, it is expected to deliver on seven unique Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This includes zero hunger, good health and well-being;
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The member representing Yala II State Constituency, in Cross River State House Assembly, Honorable Martins Achadu has facilitated the distribution of fertilizers donated by the State government to farmers across all wards of the constituency. The initiative aims to enhance farming productivity in the next harvest season. To ensure a transparent and
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has banned scrap scavengers, dealers and the movement of scraps in the State. In a press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gill Nsa, about the scrap scavengers and dealers’ involvement in the movement of stolen goods within the state capital
By Godwin Ajom The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the arrest, assaults, threats and intimidation of 21 Journalists during the August 1’st nationwide protest across the nation. The Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch Jonathan Ugbal, Joseph Abasi-Abasi of the Nigerian Tribune Newspaper and 19 other journalists were either arrested, harassed, threatened and intimidated on