By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has ordered that the one month backlog of salary owed civil servants for the month of May be paid on or before Tuesday, June 9th, 2015. It will be recalled that the Imoke administration owed civil servants for upward of five months but the former
By Our Correspondent In a bid to boost its manpower needs required for the construction of new cities in the three senatorial districts, the Cross River State Government is sponsoring 60 of its citizens for specialized training at the Construction and Fabrication Academy, otherwise known as Builders School in Abu-Dhabi. Disclosing this in a statement
By CrossRiverWatch admin Paramount Ruler of Bakassi and Chairman, Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council, HRM Etinyin Etim Okon Edet, has sworn that any journalist or media organization that associated his revered name with a publication purporting that he spoke on the feud between two former governors of the state, Donald Duke and Liyel Imoke,
By Ekemini Raymond The management of the University of Calabar Micro Finance Bank (UMFB), one of the leading micro financial institutions in the state has revealed that they now have new and enticing packages for their customers. This was revealed to the public by the Manager and CEO of the bank, at the head office,
By Our Correspondent In continuation of his philanthropy which began long before his foray into politics, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, today in Calabar donated ten brand new 32-seater Coaster buses to the Central and Southern Senatorial Zones of the state. Ayade said the buses, which are a personal donation, were meant to
By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent The governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade today swore in a new Secretary to the State Government, SSG; Mrs. Tina Agbor. Governor Ayade at the ceremony acknowledged the state was facing challenging times hence the need for the very best hands to be on board, stressing it
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade will today June 4, 2015 swear-in the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Tina Agbor. A statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita, indicates that the event will take place at the State Executive
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has scrapped the weekly Executive Council meetings. The weekly meetings which review the activities of government in the state usually have governor, deputy, commissioners, special advisers and permanent secretaries in attendance. The sessions have been largely regarded by a cross section of Cross Riverians as not