by crossriverwatch admin The Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, has said his administration will continue to expand ways the Smartgovplatform can be used to raise new revenues for the state government. The Smartgov, which is an identity management and e-payment infrastructure for state governments first deployed in Cross River State in 2011. The
by crossriverwatch admin The management of United Cement Company, UNICEM in Calabar has been asked to reinstate eight of its staff that were allegedly sacked without reason. The demand was contained in a letter dated 28th January, 2014 by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Cross River State Chapter with the reference number NLC/CRS/MD/UNICEM/CAL/1/14 to the
by crossriverwatch admin Last week I wrote that there is a subtle leadership crisis rocking the Cross River Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, concerning which part of the State should produce its Governorship Candidate for the 2015 elections. Until this moment nobody has refuted my story or permutations. The PDP has maintained a
by crossriverwatch admin The Linguistics and Communication Studies Students Association, LINCOMSA, University of Calabar has commenced plans to host its first ever national dinner and award night for linguistics students across Nigeria. Preparations for the dinner night were kick-started following an inauguration of a four man committee last week during the association’s first congress for
by crossriverwatch admin The names of Dr. Sandy Onor and Engineer Effiong Bassey are conspicuously missing on the list of Cross River State Executive Council members recalled by Senator Liyel Imoke, following their suspension in December 2013. Governor Imoke in an announcement on the state media, Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, on Wednesday morning asked
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke this evening recalled his suspended Commissioners and Special Advisers who have been out of work since December 2013. It will be recalled that governor Imoke on December 2, 2013 suspended seven of his commissioners and thirteen special advisers for failing to attend activities marking
by crossriverwatch admin If you’re driving through Ikom, CRState, and happen to stop by Total Filling Station at 4 Corners to re-fuel, you are most likely to see this man, who’ll readily solicit for alms. Like the Jamaican Reggae man of the late 70s, U-Roy, or the famed “Mountain Man” of Obudu Ranch Resort, he
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has been described as a one of the stabilisers and trail blazers of Nigeria politics in the recent time. Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this during his address at tan empowerment program organized by Hon. Daniel Asuquo, member representing