By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI) through the Office of the Honourable Minister of State for Industry, has hosted the Cotton, Textile, and Garment (CTG) stakeholder engagement. The event held on April 9, 2025 focused on revitalising one of Nigeria’s most strategic sectors to ensure sustainable growth and development,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has condemned the vandalism and theft of public assets in Obudu Local Government Area. The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Asset Management and Recovery, Gilbert Agbor disclosed this in a press release dated 10th April, 2025. Gilbert said Governor Bassey Otu is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has suspended seven students who were allegedly to have been involved in the protest against management’s “No fees, no. exams”. Some aggrieved students had on April 4, 2025 protested against the varsity management decision not to allow students who are yet to pay their fees
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Electricity Bill has been read the second time on the floor of the State House of Assembly. The Lead Sponsor of the Bill and Leader of the 10th Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Bassey Asuquo, representing Odukpani State Constituency, in his presentation said that the
By Uket Oka, DailyLight Reporters An Arsenal Fan, one Inspector Stephen Enang, reportedly died Tuesday evening shortly after watching the London side Arsenal, trash Spanish giant Real Madrid 3 goals to nil in the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA Champions League game. The Inspector, an indigene of Ekori in Yakurr Local Government Area, Cross River, was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has returned to Calabar after a three-week annual leave, declaring that he is back with “renewed vigor and a double dose of energy” to accelerate the transformation of the state. Addressing a jubilant crowd of supporters and government officials who thronged the Margaret Ekpo International
By Sylvia Akpan A counter petition has been filed against allegations levelled against Dr. Richard Utubaku, the Provost of Federal College of Education (FCE) Obudu, by a section of chiefs in Urban Ward 1, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, in “Utubaku Must Go” protest. The counter petition was contained in a letter
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has debunked claims that it is among the states yet to implement the N70,000 minimum wage, describing a recent media report as “false, unfounded, and a gross misrepresentation of facts.” The government in a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to