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Cross River Cannot Pay Salaries Without Borrowing – Budgit Report

By Ogar Monday Despite the effort by the Cross River State Government to pay salaries of workers regularly, Budgit, a civic technology organization with interest in raising transparency in governance has said the state cannot pay salaries without borrowing. This was contained in its 2017 Fiscal Sustainability Index that “looks at the ability of states

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Danare – Bodam Crisis: Immigration Boss Sues For Int’l Cooperation As Ayade Moves To De-escalate Tension

By Ushang Ewa Following the renewed hostilities between Danare II community in Boki local government area of central Cross River and Bodam community in Western Cameroon last week, the Nigerian Immigration boss, CG Mohammad Babandede has called for partnership between both countries to avert further occurrences. The attacks happened last week and more than 7

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Cross River Seeks Oil Exploitation License From FG, To Dualize Tinapa – Odukpani Junction Highway

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government has requested the federal government’s approval for licenses to explore and exploit petroleum resources in the state through the state owned petroleum corporation, PetroCross. The Governor, Benedict Ayade made the request when he received the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani in

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Cross River Geographic Information Agency Staff Owed 11 Months Salary

By Ushang Ewa Staff of the Cross River Geographic Information Agency, CRGIA are currently been owed between 9 and 11 months salaries findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. Several SOS messages sent to CrossRiverWatch by staff shows that all may not be well despite claims by the state government that it pays salaries on time which earned

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Ayade, Lai Mohammed Commission First Decoder Manufacturing Plant In West Africa

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The first surface mount technology (SMT) digital set top box manufacturing plant in West Africa has commence production in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The plant, operated by Gospell Digital Technology was commissioned today Thursday by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who said the state will partner

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Cross River Government Signs MoU To Revamp Obudu Mountain Resort

By Our Reporter The Cross River State government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Zedici Capital limited to reactivate the Obudu mountain resort. The MoU was signed in Calabar recently with the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade expressing optimism that the process will put the resort back at the lead on the world’s tourism map.

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The Imperative For Governor Ayade’s Second Term In Office BY TONY UNDIAUNDEYE

By CrossRiverWatch Admin In Cross River State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), remains the most potent and dominant Political Party holding sway the machinery of government and controlling all the eighteen Local Government Councils in the state. The Party recorded this great success since the commencement of Democratic rule in the country in 1999. As

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FG Lauds Ayade On Calabar Pharmaceutical Company, Pledge Support

By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Federal Government has said that the Calabar Pharmaceutical company project of the Cross River State Government is a product of deep vision and pledged its support for the project. The minister for health, Professor Isaac Adewole gave the commendation, Monday while on an inspection tour of the project

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