By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River Government cocoa project is facing implementation challenges due to lack of coordination of activities by government officials, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN recalls that Governor Ben Ayade announced last year that his administration would make Cross River a front line cocoa producing state in the country.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government and Cross River State have launched the waste-to-wealth program aimed at generating employment and manage waste in the state. Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, laid the foundation for the project at the weekend at Idundu Industrial Layout, Calabar, where the dumpsite is domiciled. The program, according
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A federal lawmaker from Cross River state, Honorable Legor Idagbo has accused the President of dictatorship over the government’s approach to public protests compared to the previous administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Honorable Legor Idagbo, (PDP Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara Federal Constituency) in response to a post by Princewill Odidi, a Cross River born
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This is a rejoinder to the article titled ” Governor Ayade: Still on the Trail of “Investors “! ” posted by Barrister Venatius Ikem on his facebook timeline on Saturday 4th Febraury, 2017 at about 11am. In the said write up, Barr. Ikem raised a few pungent issues. I want to put
By Ogar Monday The Cross River North Senatorial Zone Academics (CRiNSZA), University of Calabar has praised the Vice Chancellor of the institution Prof. Zana Akpagu for allowing for a level playing field in the emergence of a new Bursar of the school, Mrs. Beatrice Igwe. This was made known in a press statement released by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin BEING REMARKS BY SENATOR VICTOR NDOMA-EGBA SAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION NDDC, ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOARD’S INAUGURAL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 AT THE COMMISSION’S HEADQUARTERS IN PORT HARCOURT. It is my pleasure to welcome you my distinguished colleagues to the inaugural
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This week I got a fresh awakening that Governor Ayade still remains ensconced in his elusive search for foreign investors ostensibly to jump start the Cross River State private sector development he loves to talk about without doing anything about, running to two years now since assuming office as Governor. The news
By Ogar Monday The President of the National Association of Niger-Delta Students Juliet Manyo has encouraged youths to accord the elderly in the society the respect due them and seek time to interact with them, as ageing is something that befalls all at the movement of the clock. The President held that it is wrong