By Jonathan Ugbal The fuel scarcity in Calabar, the Cross River State capital continued Wednesday with residents purchasing a liter of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for as high as NGN500 CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The price skyrocketed within 3 hours following an artificial scarcity caused by a face-off between the Cross River State chapter of the
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has saluted the level of patriotism exhibited by critics of his proposed new logo for the state. Ayade, represented by his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu at the inter-denominational service held at the Cultural Center complex in Calabar, the state capital to mark the
By Jonathan Ugbal An industrial action looms in Cross River State over the delayed disbursement of the NGN11billion Paris club refund paid to the state by the federal government. The Guardian Newspapers reports that workers may soon down their tools when the 7 – day ultimatum issued after a 14 – day ultimatum elapses on
By Jonathan Ugbal A pan-African organization, the Neo Black Movement (NBM) has donated items worth millions of Naira to boost education, the health sector and crime fighting in Cross River State. These formed part of activities to mark its 40th anniversary and 39th annual convention and 13th annual lecture of the organization which held in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch is set to be conferred with a ‘Legacy Award’ as part of activities to celebrate Cross River State at 50 a letter from the project director, Kammonke Abam addressed to the Publisher, Agba Jalingo on Tuesday read. Established five (5) years ago, the media organization has continuously fed the public with
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Ms Elizabeth Adede as the Special Adviser on Revenue Mobilization. Adede was appointed the commissioner for Finance in 1994 by the then state’s military administrator, Group Captain Ibrahim Kefas later became a member of the board of a
By Jonathan Ugbal The Management of the Cross River University of Technology has announced the resumption of academic activities barely 24 hours after a protest by some students had led to the shutdown of the institution, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Students had on Monday protested management’s decision to prevent those owing more than a semester school
By Ushang Ewa The transport fares within the city of Calabar, the Cross River State capital which hiked by 100 percent on Tuesday as reported by CrossRiverWatch is due to an alleged face-off between the Cross River State Government and the state chapter of the Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) findings reveal. Normal rates of