By Jonathan Ugbal The 2018 edition of the British Council Creative Hustle will focus on how players in the creative sector can maximize the opportunities available in festivals and carnivals, a statement from the Department of Creative and Knowledge Economy of the Cross River State government says. The statement signed by the SSA on Creative
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State Government has announced plans to unveil a financing scheme for creative entrepreneurs a statement signed by the Senior Special Adviser on Creative and Knowledge Economy, Honorable Emmanuel Etim says. “The Cross River Creative Entrepreneurs Financing Scheme is conceived to improve access to finance for forward looking creative entrepreneurs
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Follow @crossriverwatch Being text of speech delivered by the author on the occasion of the Women Empowerment Training by Hegai & Ester Limited to mark the 2018 International Women’s Day. At the heart of the creative economy are the creative industries. Creative Industries include a number of subsectors, such as; architecture, artistic
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan A total of 85 applications were made by contestants in the maiden editions of the Linda Ayade literary art and Afi Ekong visual arts competition a statement from the Cross River State Government says. “Entries for the Linda Ayade literary art competition closed 12 midnight on the 28th day of
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan< The Cross River State Government has announced the extension of the deadline for entries for the maiden Linda Ayade literary arts and Afi Ekong visual arts competitions. A statement from the Department of Creative and Knowledge Economy signed by the Head, Mr. Emmanuel Etim said the new deadline is February
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian minister of information, culture and tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said recently while flagging off the 3rd Carnival Calabar dry run in Calabar the Cross River State capital: “I also want to take this opportunity to appeal to the world to see this street party beyond dancing and beyond the costumes.
By Obeten Godfrey and Philip Agba The Senior Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Creative and Knowledge Economy, Mr. Emmanual Etim has said that the state government has recognized the potentials in the creative sector and is committed to maximizing them. According to remarks he gave at a creative sector workshop
By Jonathan Ugbal The British government through the British Council has confirmed that it will be hosting a Creative Hustle event in Calabar as part of the annual Calabar Festival. The Creative Hustle is a series of TED styled talks hosted across the country, with the aim of building young people’s awareness about job and