By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has declined direct comments on the data from the country’s Debt Management Office (DMO) that its external debt currently stands at about 131.469 million dollars i.e. over 41 billion Naira. The Finance Commissioner, Asuquo Ekpenyong and his counterpart in Information and Orientation, Friday declined comments on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The federal government has approved and signed off the contract for the Calabar – Lagos railway line says Usani Usani, the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs. The railway line had generated so much controversy earlier in the year over its budget with conflicting views from the Executive and National Assembly over its
By Our Correspondent The Obudu Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received another boost in logistics and mobility following the donation of a 18 seater Toyota Hiace bus to them by the former Group General Manager of the Crude Oil Marketing Department of the NNPC, Jedy Agba. This comes barely 3 weeks after
By Our Correspondent The use of antibiotics for the treatment of diarrhea is wrong and health care givers should desists from doing so as they risk complicating health matters warns the Cross River State government. The Director General, Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency (CRSPHCDA) Betta Edu, stated this Thursday while flagging off
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The 28 commissioners in the Governor Ben Ayade led administration in Cross River State have received new utility vehicles 10 months after they were sworn in. It is unclear if the vehicles, 2015 model Ford Ranger utility vans are part of the car loan scheme introduced in May by
By Jonathan Ugbal The Niger Delta Development Commission has commenced the rehabilitation of the Calabar – Itu road following months of complaints by motorists plying the route. CrossRiverWatch took a tour of the road Saturday and spoke with motorists at different sections of the road with findings revealing that work stepped up after the visit of
By CrossRiverWatch admin A book titled, “Ada Bekwara: Biography of Chief Linus Okom”, written by his wife, Dr. Monica Okom is holding today Thursday 22, 2016. The event holding at the Kolanut event Center, Barracks Road, Calabar is starting about now, (noon) and eminent personalities including veteran politicians, captains of industry, religious leaders, women’s groups,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin There are indications that the disquiet in the relationship between the Cross River State government and the organized labor in the state over some unresolved issues and unsettled demands of workers by the government might soon lead to an industrial action CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. Investigations revealed that the uneasy calm that has