University Cuts Work Days Over ‘Hike In Fuel Price’
To ease financial burdens, work days have been temporarily reduced from 5 to 3 days a week
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BREAKING: Suspected Monkey Pox Reported In UCTH
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- November 7, 2024
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Report reaching our Newsroom has it that a suspected monkey pox case has been reported in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The case is reported at the Emergency Unit of the hospital. A reliable source who crave anonymity disclosed this to CrossRiverWatch on Thursday, November 7th, 2024. Details later…
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Governor Otu Mourns Fallen Nigerian Chief Of Army Staff
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- November 7, 2024
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, who until his passing, was Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army. Describing the death of Lagbaja as a great loss to the Nigerian Army, the military, and
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President Tinubu, Owan Enoh, Others Mourns Late Chief Of Army Staff, Flags Be Flown At Half Mast
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- November 6, 2024
By Sylvia Akpan The Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has joined the nation in the mourning of late Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja was a Nigerian Army Lieutenant General who served as the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria from June 2023 to November 2024. He was appointed
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Cross River Magistrates Feel Neglected, Issues 7 Days Ultimatum Or Down Tools
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- November 6, 2024
By Godwin Ajom The Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River State chapter, has resolved to embark on an indefinite industrial action in the next 7 days, due to what the association describes as the failure of the government to affect the promotion of Magistrates since 2015. Poor welfare of Magistrates, lack of official vehicles
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Journalists Tasked On Cyber Security Safety In Cross River
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- November 6, 2024
By Sylvia Akpan Twenty-five Journalists in Cross River State State have been trained on cybersecurity by the Internet Society Nigeria Chapter. The training held at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ernest Etim Bassey Press Center, Calabar aims to equip media practitioners with essential skills to protect themselves and their sources from cyber threats. The
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Senate Proposes Bill To Establish Chartered Institute For Petroleum, Gas Engineers
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- November 6, 2024
By Godwin Ajom The Nigerian Senate has commenced deliberations on a significant new bill that seeks to enhance professionalism within the petroleum and gas engineering sector in the country. Through a Bill sponsored by Senator Eteng Williams of Cross River Central, the bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Establish the Chartered Institute of
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Profit, Pollution and Lies: Interrogating Shell’s Divestment Claims In The Niger Delta BY KEN HENSHAW
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- November 5, 2024
Just as it employs disinformation to deny oil spills and its responsibility for remediation and compensation, it is doing the same with its divestment when it blames sabotage by communities for oil spills and their failing equipment