You have been made an SA to the Governor. What that means you hardly know and don’t even care, but you are sure it entails a monthly/weekly stipend, a house and a car from the Government House, and of course, other miscellaneous which should include a plethora of UNICAL and CRUTECH girls to quench your
By CrossRiverWatch admin Governor Ayade today met with President Buhari at the State House in Abuja. Details of their meeting were not immediately clear but a trusted source in the Villa told CrossRiverWatch that the governor is lobbying the President to return to the state for the commissioning of the Calabar monorail. The commissioning which was
By CrossRiverWatch admin Members of Civil Society Platform on Health (CSPH), Cross River State Chapter have raised alarm over what they term “continued poor performance of Primary Health Care (PHC) services and the overall functioning of the health system in the State in spite of the efforts of the last administration”. The group which made
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The governor of Cross River state, Senator Benedict Ayade says his administration will not unnecessarily tax the citizenry as a means of improving its revenue generating profile. The governor who says the state’s corporate philosophy is taking government to those who need it the most argues that the idea
By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Senator Benedict Ayade has directed that salaries for the month of January be paid on or before the end of the week in order to ensure workers send their children to school. Ayade disclosed this when he paid an unscheduled visit to the state’s Land and
By Vitalis Ugoh Officers and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River had within the past seven months closed down five illegal refineries in different locations in the state. The closure was recorded under the period under review according to the state Commandant, Adesuyi Dayo Clement while briefing news
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Professor Florence Obi has said that she has changed the face and redeemed the image of her Faculty since her assumption of office as the Dean in 2012 despite many challenges she met. She went on to say the faculty was faced with
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Commissioner For Youths and Sports Development, Comrade Asu Okang has revealed that the State has been given grace period to host the National Sports Festival, NAFEST. According to him, “The Minister for Youths and Sports Development Barrister Solomon Dalong has given us until second quarter of this year