By Veronica Utsu and Able Winnard Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) as well as stakeholders have sued for a law that will protect whistleblowers exposing corruption in the country. This was the nutshell of a town hall meeting on whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, with the theme: strengthening the
TOPIC Repressive Cultures And The Money Woman Practice In Cross River State: Realistic Solutions. INTRODUCTION A repressive culture according to reverso means putting a group of people into a state of subjugation. Also known as cultural repression, these practices deny victims of their rights and lead to stereotyping which is often harmful. There are different
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has revealed plans to relocate the Lemna dumpsite. He visited the site and other places two weeks and some days after The ICIR-funded investigation that revealed large-scale procurement violations in contracts awarded in 2020 was published. The investigation showed that the contract to
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 The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the Nigeria 2023 generation elections has paid a visit to the management of CrossRiverWatch, calling for synergy in the forthcoming elections. The visit led by the EU EOM Long Term Observers – Diana Ferrari and Robert Hall, covering Cross River and Akwa Ibom
TOPIC: Is the PIA serving the development needs of oil-bearing communities? The Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) is to be established to specifically address the developmental needs of the oil-bearing communities. Do you think the provisions in the PIA can guarantee this? Based on experiences from the past of abandoned projects, siphoning off funds, and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report Y-Monitor, a project of The Future Project has selected, trained, and inducted three CrossRiverWatch Editors and over 300 others as advocates for its #MyVoteMyVoice campaign. The Editors are Archibong Jeremiah, Ogar Monday, and Patrick Obia. The induction took place after a two days intensive workshop. The workshop broke
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