By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent The organized labor in Cross River state may embark on another strike beginning Friday, October 2, 2015 over non-payment of salaries and arrears as well as issues surrounding the almost 8billion Naira bailout funds. The organized Labor, consisting of Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress, action committee communicated
By Archibong Jeremiah A young man in his twenties was on Tuesday confirmed dead by authorities of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH after being stabbed. The deceased who was alleged to have engaged in a fight with one Iman (surname withheld) that afternoon between 2pm – 2:30pm at Asim Ikang, Big Qua, Calabar
By Ubong Inyang It took the efforts of armed security operatives to avert bloodshed at the election petition sitting in Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday as crisis erupted between supporters of various candidates over a fresh application from the lead counsel to PDP candidates, Barrister Paul Erokoro (SAN) challenging the competence of the Tribunal
By Our Correspondent The Special Assistant to the Cross River State Governor on Petroleum and Local Content Implementation, Mr. Anthony Imoh has frowned at companies within the State that don’t complement the government’s efforts in providing jobs for indigenes of the State. He made this known in a meeting held recently with the management team
By Our Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has explained why the state has been unable to host the National Sports Festival which was originally billed to be hosted in the state capital in November 2014. The governor explained recently that the huge salary arrears that his administration inherited from the
By Ikwen Atuaka The acting Bursar of the Federal College of Education Obudu, Mr. Godwin Ayendi, has died following complications from a motor accident barely two months after resuming duties in the office. Ayendi took over from Mr. Francis Okorie who died barely two months ago from an unnamed illness. CrossRiverWatch gathered that while returning
By Ushang Ewa Ahead of the arrival of the accreditation team, the Calabar campus of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) is currently agog with activities to ensure the minimal standards for accreditation are met despite the shortage in funding findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. Renovation work new is ongoing as some departments especially Virtual
By Jonathan Ugbal