By Frank Edima The United States Embassy, Public Affairs Section and American Corners across the six geo-politician zones in Nigeria are planning to host a program to commiserate Martin Luther King Jr’s Day in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The program is slated for 16th and 17th January, 2017 at American Corner Calabar (ACC)
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 CrossRiverWatch Admin It is a zeal that beats the imagination of many; but for an academic who successfully conceived the remediation of groundwater from sewage using solar power, Governor Ben Ayade’s efforts in Cross River State are hardly surprising. Using the power of intellect, Governor Ayade has, in 18 months, put Cross River on
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