By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Godwin Ettah has disclosed that within the next budgetary year, the salaries of primary school teachers will be handled by the State Government rather than the Local Governments. The Commissioner said this at the 2016 revised budget hearing by the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla has been screened by the Senate following his nomination as a non executive member representing the south south zone on the board of the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC by President Muhammadu Buhari. Obla alongside 6 others were screened Tuesday afternoon in Abuja by the senate committee on communications headed by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) designate, Justice Walter Onnoghen was left out by by Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS) in its raids for fear of a backlash. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the secret service feared the backlash from a raid on Justice Onnoghen or an
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The University of Calabar is scheduled to commence academic activities in its new Faculty of Engineering sources in the varisty’s management says. Courses to be offered in the faculty includes; Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering the source said. The varsity is set to admit
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police command has confirmed a robbery attack on the branch of Eco bank located at Marian market in Calabar. CrossRiverWatch had gathered that robbers attacked the area at about 7:10 PM Saturday, with a caller notifying local broadcast outfit Hit FM who warned residents and people plying the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) designate, Justice Walter Onnoghen is scheduled to undergo a security screening ahead of the forwarding of his name to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation. Justice Onnoghen’s name, CrossRiverWatch gathered, will be forwarded to the State Security Services (SSS) for a security background check. After
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Assistant to the Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade on student affairs and youth mobilization, Prince Michael Nku Abuo has called on his principal to dissolve the state executive council, SEC. The SEC presently is composed of the governor, his deputy, secretary to the state government, head of service in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Security guards attached to the Cross River State office of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs in the state’s capital of Calabar last week, stopped aggrieved workers from entering office. The aggrieved casual security workers Wednesday, alleged that they had not been paid for over five months reports PUNCH Newspaper. CrossRiverWatch gathered that