By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River’s Environment Commissioner, Engineer Mike Eraye says he has received several abusive calls from the citizenry as well as those praising his efforts to ensure the state remains clean and green. In a telephone chat with CrossRiverWatch, Eraye who has been out of the public eye since his appointment, says that
By Ikwen Atuaka Equipment at the 2X132KVA line bay extension substation at Utuhu, Obanlikwu, which forms part of the infrastructure for the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) have been gutted by fire, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The incident happened Friday night with locals who engage in bush burning to kill weeds as the planting season
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB has commenced man hunt for ghost workers in the state educational system. Notice of the decision to purge the system of ghost workers was communicated through a press release signed by the Board’s Chairman, Dr. Stephen Odey and made
By Our Correspondent The 2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Week was yesterday rounded off with the laying of wreaths at the tomb of the unknown soldiers at the Millennium Park (Cenotaph), Calabar. The event which had earlier commenced with the launching of the Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem, Jumat Muslim service at Nigerian Army Barracks, Akim and
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Government says it has commenced sensitization campaign to educate and inform the public as part of measures to prevent the spread of Lassa fever in the state. The sensitization campaign will go round to at least 1,500 communities in all the eighteen local government areas of Cross River. Special
By CrossRiverWatch admin Governor Ayade today met with President Buhari at the State House in Abuja. Details of their meeting were not immediately clear but a trusted source in the Villa told CrossRiverWatch that the governor is lobbying the President to return to the state for the commissioning of the Calabar monorail. The commissioning which was
By CrossRiverWatch admin Members of Civil Society Platform on Health (CSPH), Cross River State Chapter have raised alarm over what they term “continued poor performance of Primary Health Care (PHC) services and the overall functioning of the health system in the State in spite of the efforts of the last administration”. The group which made
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The governor of Cross River state, Senator Benedict Ayade says his administration will not unnecessarily tax the citizenry as a means of improving its revenue generating profile. The governor who says the state’s corporate philosophy is taking government to those who need it the most argues that the idea