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Cross River to Harness FDI Through Local Content Development

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government is set to harness the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment to its shores by investing in local content development through skill acquisition and vocational training. This was made known at The Bridge Leadership Foundation’s 2013 Career & Founder’s Day event which held at the Cultural Center, Calabar

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Ramadan Lecture: Muslim Cleric Urge States To Emulate Cross River On Religious Tolerance

by crossriverwatch admin The peaceful co-existence of both Muslims and Christians in Cross River State has been used as example of how society can develop despite religion, ethnic or tribal differences. A University Don and Guest Lecturer at the second, 13 Brigade of Nigeria Army Calabar Annual Ramadan Lecture, Ustaz, Engineer Ibrahim Ade stated this

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MDGs: Mass Sack Loom in Cross River Civil Service Over ICT Illiteracy

by crossriverwatch admin Henceforth, civil servants who fail to acquire Computer and Information Technology basic education by the end of 2015 risk loosing their job. The State Head of Service, Mary-Theresa Ikwen Stated this in calabar during her opening remark at a two-day sensitization workshop on computer skills acquisition for Civil and Public Servants in

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Give Accurate Data, Cross River LG Auditor-General Tells Pension Board

by crossriverwatch admin The need for accurate register of entry into pension scheme by retirees and appropriate capturing of their data in Cross River State has been advocated. State Auditor-General for Local Government, Mr. Anthony Ayeni stated this during an interactive session of the state pension board forum in Calabar. Ayeni said doing this will

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Cross River, MTN Sign N1.1b Deal on Broadband Infrastructure

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government has signed a concession agreement with MTN Communications Nigeria Limited for the provision of 115km of telecommunications cable duct infrastructure for the city of Calabar spanning from Tinapa to Anantigha. According to the Special Adviser Communication Technology Development Mr Odo Effiong, the system when completed in six

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Our Election System Will Get Better as we Grow With Democracy – Cross River Youth Monitoring Presidential Election in Zimbabwe

by crossriverwatch admin Ignatius Oli is a member of the National Youth Council, Cross River State Chapter and he is part of the African Union Observer team led by Former President Olusegun Obasanjo to Zimbabwe for their presidential elections expected to hold today. In this interview with CrossRiverWatch from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia where they

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CPC Seeks To Restrain INEC And CROSIEC From Conducting Cross River LG Polls

by crossriverwatch admin The Congress for Democratic Change, CPC, has instituted a legal action in the Federal High Court seeking to bar the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, from handing over the Voters’ Register to the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission from the conduct of the Council election scheduled for September 21, 2013 without first

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Underage Marraige Law: CRISPON Invites Public To Sign Petition in Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin The nationwide brouhaha that has attended the passing into law of a legislation that promotes under age marriages in Nigeria is not about to settle as the Cross River State Political Network, CRISPON is inviting the general public to a petition signing campaign beginning tomorrow, Sunday July 21, 2013 at the botanical

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