By Mary Bassey Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has lifted the embargo placed on employment in the State Civil Service, and Local Government Service, announcing ‘limited recruitment.’ This is coming as some positions in the state civil service will be left vacant due to retirement and other sundry reasons. Also, the Governor has
One of the inexplicable phenomena of life is one’s powerlessness to choose their family or birthplace. By providence, I was lucky to have been born in Bendeghe-Ekiem and spent most of my youthful years (about two decades) in the community. That was predestination by the Creator; a blessing I am eternally grateful for. I still
By Adebayo Aare, MAP News No fewer than 6,205 persons died in road accidents in 2021 as the country recorded 13,027 road crashes, according to Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). One of the many roads on which these accidents occur regularly is the Olomi-Ayegun-Olojuoro-Ijebu Igbo road in Oyo State. A contract for the construction of
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Government has said that agriculture remains a priority of the Sen. Ben Ayade administration. The governor made the reiteration at the second dry-run of the 2022 Calabar Carnival which was held yesterday, 13th November 2022. Governor Ben Ayade who was speaking at the flag-off revealed that the State
In 2011, scientists used a technique based on patterns in the number of species at each level of biological classification to estimate that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence, including human beings. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Former CrossRiverWatch reporter, Slyvia Akpan has won the Media Entrepreneur award for the year 2022. The award organized by African Foundation for Young Media Professionals (AFYMP) is geared toward spurring young journalists, especially those still in the university. Held at Centre for Management Development, Magodo, Lagos State, student journalists were recognized in
By Jonathan Ugbal Mr. Bright Irek, a former driver with a ride-hailing application, Bolt in Calabar has said that his diligence in keeping to agreements and being truthful is what saw him through and led to Justice Idem Ita Koofreh of the High Court of Cross River State on Tuesday awarding a total cost of
By Angela Atabo, NAN The West Africa Civil Society Institute, WACSI, a brainchild If the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA was on Thursday inaugurated in Nigeria. WACSI was conceptualized and opened in Ghana in 2005. It began operations in 2007 with the mandate to strengthen civil society in West Africa to be responsive,