By Ushang Ewa Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Nigerian Police Force have remained mute one week after 17 persons were kidnapped along the Calabar channel on a boat ride to Oron in neighboring Akwa Ibom State. As earlier reported, five persons have been released with the abductors demanding NGN3 million for each
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Five out of the 17 people abducted by kidnappers along the Calabar channel on Monday have been released. The quintet – a child aged four, a pregnant woman, an old woman, a gunshot victim and the driver were blindfolded and dropped off at about 10:00AM at a beach in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Tuesday undertook a tour of the Calabar Free Trade Zone. While there, he visited a cashew nut processing factory. Mr. Ayade also visited the office of the Nigerian Ports Authority where he interacted with the Port Manager and Harbor Master. He was accompanied by the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has terminated its Joint Venture Agreement with a consortium led by Niger Global Engineering and Technical Company Limited (NGETCL), for not complying with the Public Procurement Act. This followed a recommendation by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) which predates the current administration which has Mrs. Hadiza
By Jonathan Ugbal The continuous delay in the dredging of Calabar Channel was caused partly by Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan whom following advice from former Transport Minister, Umar Idris allowed a company belonging to a Senator, Goodhope Uzodinma to hustle the Nigerian Ports Authority into a deal which saw it receive $12.5 million without
By Jonathan Ugbal The non-dredging of the 87 kilometers Calabar Channel which has rendered the Calabar port nearly inaccessible is currently impacting negatively on business operations in no fewer than 23 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory says the acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Vincent Onome Akpotaire.
By George Odok Jr. President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, said the Calabar Port had potential to boost economic activities in Cross River and neighboring states. The President made the disclosure at the inauguration of dredging of the Calabar channel. Represented by the Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar, Jonathan said the dredging of the Calabar
by crossriverwatch admin President Goodluck Jonathan has once again approved the dredging of the Calabar channel to boost development in Cross River and the South South as well as the South East geo political zones. The announcement was made by the Hon. Minister of Transport, Senator ldris Umar who said that the dredging of Calabar