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Cross River Assembly Pass N1.3trn 2018 Budget

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River House of Assembly has passed the 2018 appropriation bill of NGN1.3trillion presented by Governor Ben Ayade. Mr. Ayade had presented the budget before the House on November 30, 2017 and tagged it a “Buget of Kinetic Crystallization” which drew mixed reactions from the masses. And, on Thursday during plenary,

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We Ran CUDA From Under A Tree For 6 Months Says Executive Secretary, Joe-Mary Ekeng

By Ogar Monday House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday Following the January 2017 court order that led to the ejection of the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) from its former office along IBB way in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, the Executive Secretary, Mr. Joe-Mary Ekeng has said that the agency operated “from under

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#CRS2018Budget: Environment Ministry To Spend N300 Million For Obudu Mountain Resort, CICC, Marina Resort, Garment Factory EIA

By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday More suspicious items are continually revealed in the ongoing defense of the proposed 2018 spending of the Cross River State Government with the ministry of environment budgeting NGN300 million for an environmental impact assessment for projects completed by previous administrations. These includes the Calabar International Convention

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Why I Presented N1.3 Trillion Naira Budget – Governor Ayade

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has for the first time explained that the reason behind the decision to present NGN1.3 trillion as estimated spending for the year 2018. He said it was because the investment outlay for the year is more than that. Mr. Ayade disclosed this while

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N1.3trn #CRS2018Budget Passes Second Reading

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The NGN1.3 trillion 2018 appropriation bill of the Cross River State Government has scaled through the second reading on the floor of the state assembly. Majority Leader of the House, Mr Moses Ucheche, moved motion for the second reading of the bill on Friday, and said that the budget was designed to

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Ayade’s Budget And Why We Should Dare To Dream BY ERIC AKPO

By CrossRiverWatch Admin OK, I hear that some people are bent on hanging themselves because of our proposed Budget of Kinetic Crystallization! “We go carry your body go police station, you die wrongfully!” Jeje!! It is either they are won’t to change or they are just negatively disposed to transposition as an ideology we have

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NEXIM Bank To Partner Cross River In Funding N1.3tr 2018 Budget

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Nigeria Export and Import Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Financial Service Agreement with the Cross River State government to aid it attain the NGN1.3 trillion budget estimate for 2018 presented by Governor Ben Ayade last week. The Managing Director of the Bank, Mr. Abba Bello

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Second Reading For N1.3tr #CRS2018Budget Billed For Next Week Says Assembly

By Monday Ogar: House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has said that the proposed 2018 appropriation bill by the Cross River State Government will hold next week. The Assembly announced this on Twitter via its handle @CRS_HOA when it replied CrossRiverWatch’s News Editor, Jonathan Ugbal enquiry as to when the

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