By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel imoke was today conferred with the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) Award of Excellence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), while the state government was acknowledged as the only state with the Best Use of ICT & Promotion of Software in Nigeria. The double
By Archibong Jeremiah A consortium of consultants who signed a Memorandum of Understand with the Cross River State Ministry of Education, EDUCOM today Saturday, 7th March 2015 concluded a teacher documentation and examination exercise in Calabar the state capital for interested teachers to be recruited into the Cross River State civil service. The exercise which
When the general election was slated for February my heart was heavy yet light, wondering how the atmosphere will be, how the people will conduct themselves as the long awaited election falls on a very special period of love among the people – valentine day, when our election are historically accompanied by violence of all
By Our Correspondent Barely two months to the exit of his administration, Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has sworn-in 15 members into his cabinet to help wind down his administration. The new executive members are: Mr. Tanko Ashang – Commissioner for Works, Mr. Attah Ochinke who was returned as Attorney General and Commissioner
By Archibong Jeremiah Men of the Nigeria Police, Ikot Nakanda Akpabuyo Local Government Area Division yesterday detained one Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Orji of phase 1, block 29, house No. 5 CROSPIL Estate Akpabuyo, Cross River State for physically and emotionally assaulting their 11 months old baby (name withheld) on several occasions over accusations that
By Our Correspondent All is not well with civil servants in the employ of the Cross River State Government as for the second month running, they are yet to be paid their monthly emoluments. Workers in the State were last paid December, 2014 salaries and are being owed January and February, 2015 salaries with no
By Sylvia Etta Cross River State in 2007, when former governor, Mr. Donald Duke was leaving had accrued a total debt of 80 Billion Naira which was largely borrowed to finance the construction of Obudu Cattle ranch and the Tinapa Resort which has now failed and has been taken over by the Asset Management Company
By Albert Albert As days pass by, it is becoming clear that all is not well with the way the State is presently being run by the State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke. Information reaching CrossRiverWatch indicate that apart from the non-payment of the salaries of civil servants in the state which has entered its third