By Vanguard Newspaper The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC arrested no fewer than 21 suspected illegal miners in Cross River State communities. Vanguard Newspaper learned the suspects were arrested by the NSCDC personnel in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in the Utanga community in the Obanliku Local Government
By Mary Bassey Queen Manyi Affangha, Face of Culture Africa 2022/2023 has marked her birthday with patients in the maternity unit of the Nigeria Police Hospital, Calabar, the State capital. The Akamkpa daughter shared that she decided to mark her birthday with them as a way of putting a smile on their faces. Items worth
By Mary Bassey Following an investigation by CrossRiverWatch revealing a large-scale breach of the public procurement processes by the Cross River State Government in 2019 and 2020, stakeholders have called for a probe into the contracts. The investigation established that contracts worth over N600 million were awarded in manners that questioned the integrity of the
By Patrick Obia Social movements, activists, and journalists among others have been urged to collaborate and connect among themselves to fight against injustices and all forms of human rights violations in Nigeria. This was the take-home message from a three-day “Organizing and Mobilizing Training for Selected Social Movements, Human Rights Defenders, and Civil Society Organizations
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has warned that only government vehicles that are due for boarding should be boarded. This was contained in a press release signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita, Esq directing that the right of first refusal should
TOPIC Promotion Of Local Government Staff In Cross River State And Matters Arising. INTRODUCTION The Nigerian public service is established by Section 169 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as altered. In a similar vein, Section 206 establishes the civil service of States in the Federation. The Local Governments are not
By Jonathan Ugbal Calabar-based broadcasting outfit, Sparkling 92.3 Frequency Modulation (FM) has now been on air for five years with the management promising her audience more innovative broadcasts in the years ahead. The station began live broadcasting on May 12, 2018, with Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu attending the ceremony. On its fifth
In 2019, the Cross River State Government awarded 40 contracts valued at over N6.9 billion to 31 companies. Of the 31, seven were illegally awarded contracts as they were not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, a fundamental requirement of the Public Procurement Act. Another 7 benefiting companies lacked experience and expertise concerning the