By Godwin Otang, Tribune Newspaper It is 16 months already, a year and 4 months after the death of Nigeria’s ex-Senate President Joseph Wayas, whose burial is still pending, over alleged logistic and financial setbacks, Nigerian Tribune reports. Although many have expressed worry over the delay in conducting the burial of the former Senate President,
Opportunity Statement It is on record that in the past 10 years, over N1.5 trillion has been appropriated for constituency projects in Nigeria, yet the impact of such huge spending on the lives and welfare of ordinary Nigerians can hardly be seen. Peeved by the ugly development, the ICPC in May 2020, declared that it
Opportunity Statement In February 2017, the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and Cross River State launched a waste-to-wealth program in Calabar. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, laid the foundation for a plant to process waste-to-wealth at the Idundu Industrial Layout in Calabar. The project was also targeted at the production
Opportunity Statement: Under Governor Ayade, the Cross River State Ministry of Solid Minerals obtained exploration licenses for mineral resources from the federal government. The licenses included a quarry lease for granite, an exploration license for limestone, clay, and shale as well as a reconnaissance permit. This was and still remains a huge milestone because the
By Patrick Obia The Senatorial candidate for Cross River Central Senatorial District under the Action Alliance (AA), Roland Bassey has congratulated the winner – Eteng Williams and other senatorial districts winners for the just concluded national assembly election. In a congratulatory message signed and made available to CrossRiverWatch Roland thanked his party for giving him