By CrossRiverWatch admin The member representing Ogoja in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey, Saturday, paid bursary to over 400 students from his constituency, non indigenes inclusive. The bursary payment which held at the Ogoja council secretariat saw students of Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo origin also benefitting from the bursary largesse.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Ministry of Education has inaugurated a new board to pilot the affairs of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The five member board has Dr. Stephen Odey as Chairman, Mrs. Nancy Awukam, Board Member 1, Mr. Inyang Nyong Okon, Board Member 2, Mrs. Juliana Nkpe Bisong, Board
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Commissioner For Youths and Sports Development, Comrade Asu Okang has revealed that the State has been given grace period to host the National Sports Festival, NAFEST. According to him, “The Minister for Youths and Sports Development Barrister Solomon Dalong has given us until second quarter of this year
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River government has taken bold steps to ensure the prevention and eventual effective management of the dreaded Lassa fever currently affecting states across Nigeria. The state health ministry which says the state is currently free of the disease, released 18 phone numbers to the public to call in the case
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Mr. Udiba Effiong Udiba as Director-General of Bureau of Public Private Partnership (BPPP). According to a release signed by Christian Ita, Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary, Governor Ayade also approved the appointments of Mr. Joseph Adie as
By Collins Ibor Students of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH Calabar campus who reside in the hostel are currently protesting the lack of water supply on campus. The scarcity according the leadership of the protesting students who spoke to our reporter on ground, has lasted for more than a week. According to them, “The
By Our Correspondent The Special Assistant on Media and Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, Mr Christian Ita has described rumours making the rounds about the purported sack of the Director of News, Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC), Dr Oshega Abang as absolutely untrue. Ita in a statement issued
By Our Correspondent A Chinese truck manufacturing company, SINO Truck of China has completed arrangements to establish an assembling plant in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. This was disclosed recently when the company’s Head of African Division, Mr. John Wang, paid the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade, a courtesy call in his office in