By Patrick Obia The management of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has postponed the first semester’s examinations that was scheduled to hold on June 3rd, 2019 to two weeks as well as resumption of second semester. This was contained in a circular released Thursday which the varsity authority said it is to enable students
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) today, Thursday sealed two brothels in Calabar for allegedly harboring under-aged commercial sex workers. The Leader of the NAPTIP operation team, Mr Godwin Eyake, told newsmen that the operation followed an order of the Federal High Court in Calabar. “We are carrying
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government last weekend received NGN5.4 billion from the Federal Government as its accumulated share of Value Added Tax (VAT) for the years 2015 to 2018, sources in the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, have exclusively disclosed to CrossRiverWatch. VAT is a tax levied on goods and services consumed.
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has felicitated with the Islamic Community in the State and beyond on the event of the ‘Breaking of the Ramadan Fast (Eid-Al Fitr).’ In a statement released today to CrossRiverWatch, the Governor urged Muslims in the State and Nigeria at large
By Patrick Obia Following the recent protest against the “No Fees No Exams” policy by the students of Cross River University of Technology, on Monday 3rd June 2019, the management has suspended the examinations indefinitely. The students had on Monday morning took out to protest against the Management’s decision which some said the policy is
By Odey Ojeka Three communities in Yakurr which have been at loggerheads for decades have resolved to live in peace. The communities are, Inyima, Assiga and Ekpeti. The trio fight for a small piece of land that has claimed the lives of hundreds over the years may be over as a peace agreement was signed
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has disclosed that his state remains the safest in Nigeria, with crime rate at 1.1 percent. Ayade made the disclosure, Monday, during a courtesy call on him by the new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 6, Musa Kimo, at his Conference Room, Governor’s
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the registered trustee of Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Mr. Uno Michael Eke before Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on a separate 74-count charge, for allegedly obtaining over N320 million (Three Hundred and Twenty Million)