by crossriverwatch admin Minister for Lands and Urban Development, Mrs. Akon Eyakanyi says limited access to unencumbered land and finance for people to build houses are the cause of seventeen percent housing deficit in the country. Mrs Eyakanyi who made the remarks yesterday in Calabar the Cross River State capital at the groundbreaking ceremony of
by crossriverwatch admin Palpable excitement mixed with prayers pervades the atmosphere in Ogoja the northern Senatorial District of Cross River State following the listing of Ogoja State among the eighteen approved for creation by the National Conference. A cross section of people in the six local government areas that form the Senatorial District who spoke
by crossriverwatch admin The 5th Convention of Yakurr nation for sons and daughters of the largest indigenous community in Africa living in North America begins from July 11-13, 2014 in Lanham, Maryland, USA. In a statement from the Convention Secretariat, made available to CrossRiverWatch, the event themed: “Engaging the Diaspora in Yakurr Development”, will seek
by crossriverwatch admin In the days of yore, the ‘fattening room’ tradition of the Efik people of Calabar, Cross River State, was seen as a viable means of preparing a young lady for the challenges of womanhood. But unfortunately today, it has gone through series of reformation and modification due to civilization. This age-long tradition
by crossriverwatch admin Criticisms have continued to trail the recent recommendation of the House of Representative Ad hoc committee on composition and pigmentation of cement which reportedly overlooked the preponderance of submissions from majority stakeholders but acceded to a minority proposition that the “42.5mpa cement grade should be the minimum standard for construction works because
by crossriverwatch admin In what may seem a resurrection from a long period of lapse, the Labour Party in Cross River State on Saturday held its first Congress in many years and elected a new executive to pilot the affairs of the party for the next four years. In the election which was keenly contested,
by crossriverwatch admin Danare community leaders in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State have identified the abundant forest reserves in their land as the major attraction why Cameroon is insisting on the re-demarcation of the border so they could appropriate the forest reserve. According to the Community leaders , the border and farmland
by crossriverwatch admin The Executive Secretary of Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons [NAPTIP], Beatrice Jedy-Agba, has been named the 2014 trafficking in persons hero. The award was conferred on her recently by the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State department. According