By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has refuted claims in some quarters that it has lost the National Sports Festival hosting rights which it got since 2014. The rebuttal was done by the State Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Asu Okang at the defense of the 2017 budget by the Cross River
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, today signed the 2017 appropriation bill of N301 billion into law. Christened “Budget of Infinite Transposition”, the 2017 Appropriation Bill, also incorporates an additional N406 billion for medium term expenditure framework to carter for capital projects covering 2017, 2018 and 2019 fiscal years. This brings
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Becoming a Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) in a company is something almost all upcoming entrepreneurs crave for. To some, it seems like a walk through while to others it is a tough row to hoe. While some struggle between decisions and have unanswered questions silently crawling through their minds, some found their
By Inyali Peter and Aplefe Ojong The Central Bank of Nigeria (CNB) Anchor Borrowers Program has allegedly been marred by massive fraud in Cross River State as beneficiaries are compelled by representatives of Bank of Agriculture across the state to sign for N250,000 but given N95,000. The program is a Federal Government initiative for rice
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Mr. Ayine Anthony Mkpe as the Auditor-General of the Federation. This was even as the Senate confirmed the receipt of petitions against the nominee with some Senators also standing on his way of confirmation. The Senate had at its plenary session on Wednesday, 14th
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The leadership of the Cross River State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ and the Association of Cross River Online Journalists ACROJ yesterday met in Calabar to discuss pressing issues affecting the fortunes of the profession in the state. The meeting which held at the NUJ press center in Calabar
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Criminal charges have finally been filed against Cross River born Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joe Agi SAN by the federal government. Premium Times reports that Joe Agi, alongside a judge of the Federal High Court, Adeniyi Ademola, and his wife, Olubowale were arraigned at the federal high court in Abuja today. Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has said that people around the country, including many A-rated musicians today call him the ‘salary master’ and he accepts it because he cares for his people. The governor also, yesterday directed the immediate payment of January 2017 salary to the state civil and public