By Efa Sunday and Deborah Obot Workers in Cross River State have protested the payment of May salaries on the first day of the month by Governor Ben Ayade. Despite the state receiving the least revenue allocation from the federation account and being third most indebted State in the country, Ayade has made a habit
By Patrick Obia The College of Heath Technology Calabar, on Tuesday, 30th April 2019, matriculated a total of seven hundred and thirty three students (733) into the College and decries inadequate accommodation. The 12th matriculation ceremony took place in the College premises along Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar, Cross River State. In her address, the Provost
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government has offered employment to 168 people who won the President’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Honours Award. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, announced this at the award ceremony which held in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. Professor Osinbajo directed that the recipients of the awards be employed immediately
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent In readiness to when Nigeria will embrace the use of electric cars, Cross River Government is aligning with a Slovak firm, Sirieco Company Limited to establish electric car assembling plant in the State. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Groidis Peter disclosed this recently after being led by
By Ilam Patricia Prof. Emmanuel Unimke Ingwu, has been appointed the Acting Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) a while ago, by the Governing Council of the school. In a telephone chat with CrossRiverWatch, Prof. Ingwu, confirmed that: “Yes! I have been appointed VC today by the Governing Council of the school.”
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Living Woman, “a space for high-achieving women”, held its public introductory meeting and launch in Calabar, Cross River State. The event which was mainly interactive, featured creative activities, music, “Spoken Word”, poetry competition and talks, all in a convivial atmosphere. Speaking on “Linking Growth to Purpose”, Mrs. Linda Ellah, initiator and
By Our Reporter Members of the Pan African Good Governance Council (PAGGC) have presented an award of recognition to the Executive Chairman, Cross River State Universal Basic Education (CR-SUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey in recognition of his outstanding achievements and commitment to the advancement of good governance in Africa. The award which was presented at the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River state will now be the only state in the South/South geo-political zone left without properly constituted LGAs after Bayelsa state announced that LG elections will be holding in the state July 27, 2019. After a brief stint by caretaker committees under former governor, Donald Duke, it has been a rarity