By Sylvia Etta A total sum of Eighteen billion, One Hundred and Sixteen million, Nine Hundred and forty-seven thousand, One Hundred and thirty-three naira and two kobo has been earmarked in the 2015 budget estimate of the Cross River State Government for the completion of ongoing projects in the state. Governor Liyel Imoke who made
By Aplefe Ojong Indications are gradually emerging that the Cross River State Government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT in the state a heading for a collision over what the Union describes as the treating of teachers in the state government employ as casual workers. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the salaries of over 200 teachers
By Jonathan Abang-Ugbal The 19th National Sports Festival Kick-off day is less than a month away, but how ready is the state, to host this event? When the Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Barrister Efiok Cobham received the NAFEST torch in the closing stages of the Eko 2012 games, many believed the sports festival
By Monday Ogar A former Cross River State Commissioner of Education and Information Prof. Stella Attoe has asserted that the problem with Nigeria is deeply rooted in ethnicity and bitter politics that was planted by the way and manner the British administered the country during the colonial era. She said this while delivering a paper
By Jonathan Abang Ugbal and Cosmos Obi A Civil Engineering student in the Cross River State University of Technology has emerged winner in a cooking competition. Modey Murphy emerged winner after beating nine other participants who were all female in a keenly contested competition organized by Onga Seasoning, a brand of Promasidor. Speaking with CrossRiverWatch,
By Jonathan Ugbal Tearing of billboards and campaign posters is an old trick known to almost all who are interested in the political scene as a favorite tool usually employed by members of opposing political divides against themselves. This tool seem to be in use in Cross River as the campaign posters of one of
By Laureta Akpan The Conference of Cross River State Professionals, a socio-political association of professionals from Cross River state have condemn the State PDP caucus screening of governorship aspirants which released a list of 5 finalists out of the 26 who have announced their interest. The conference in a statement signed by its Convener in
By Aplefe Ojong The 59th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Calabar has been slated for Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Information made available to CrossRiverWatch by the University’s Information Officer, Mr. Effiong Eyo indicates that the lecture will hold at the UNICAL International Conference Center, by 3.00pm. The 59th Inaugural lecture with the topic: “antioxidants: