The Ifako Okoyong community, like several others in Cross River State, is littered with water scheme projects but the people are unable to access potable water for years.. Kehinde Ogunyale reports. Mary Ekpang goes through frustration in search of water every day. She treks several kilometers to a local stream for drinking and cooking water. She relies
By Odinaka Anudu & Okechukwu Nnodim, Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has promised to include the security of schools in the 2023 budget. Speaking at the safe-school summit organized by the Emergency Coordination Center in Abuja, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said, “In the 2023 budget, we will make sure
The Cross River State Government’s 2022 budget of NGN354 billion has received knocks and kudos since the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade gave his assent to it. Notable among the knocks and kudos is that of Policy Alert that spotted red flags in the 2022 budget and report of the previous year, 2021. In this episode,
By Archibong Jeremiah Red flags have been spotted in the Cross River State N354 billion 2022 budget and 2021 budget implementation report. Policy Alert, a non-governmental organization working for improved economic and ecological outcomes in the Niger Delta raised the alarm in a statement. The red spots include: “Government House, which gets a sudden 152
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Department of Budget on Monday in Calabar, the State’s at the public presentation of the approved budget for the 2022 fiscal year, said it has alao uploaded the document online. The Governor, Benedict Ayade assented to the budget nearly five weeks ago, less than 48 hours after it was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has signed the State’s 2022 appropriation bill into law. Speaking at the signing ceremony held at the State Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Calabar Municipality, the Governor said the N354.55 billion budget will ensure that products and services from the industries built by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has presented the 2022 appropriation bill to the House of Assembly. The State expects to spend NGN276 billion out of which NGN106 billion is for recurrent expenditure and NGN170 billion is earmarked for capital expenditure. There was uncertainty over the presentation of the budget due to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin This budget brief was presented as a memorandum by Policy Alert at a consultative forum for the proposed 2022 budget preparation of Cross River State on August 24, 2021.