By Patrick Obia With just 35 days away from the commencement of the first lap of the 2023 general elections and the clamor for all and sundry eligible voters to get their Permanent Voters Card (PVC), the Cross River State Government has declared two work-free days to enable civil servants in the State to collect
By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has appointed Commissioners for the Ministries of Finance and Agriculture and Natural Resources after the CrossRiverWatch investigation exposing the soya beans farm project contract award scandal. The two ministries had stayed without Commissioners for months before the CrossRiverWatch investigation revealed that the contract envisaged to
By Cali Town Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Godwin Amanke has confirmed the sacking of 12 secondary school principals, as well as the suspension of 6 others. Those affected were found to have perfected schemes through which several sums of money were extorted from unsuspecting students. Amanke who made this disclosure while speaking with journalists
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade Sunday in Calabar attended the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. At the colorful ceremony held at the Millennium Park Cenotaph in the Cross River state capital, the governor called on governments at all levels to reflect on the sacrifices ex-servicemen have made for the
By Mary Bassey and Isaac Jarigbe The Newly appointed Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Cross River State, Mr. Eric Anderson has gone on a familiarization tour of Agencies under his ministry, as well as chatting the way forward. He hit the ground less than 48 hours after his redeployment from the Commissioner for Culture
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, The Punch Newspaper The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the deployment of 24 bursars to 24 Federal Unity Colleges across the country. The Punch Newspaper reports that the announcement came shortly after the deployment of some Directors in the ministry to unity colleges. In a circular obtained from the ministry by our
By Godwin Otang, Nigerian Tribune Cross River State may be heading towards climate crisis as the pristine rainforest is fast vanishing, Nigerian Tribune reports. The Cross River rainforest, according to experts, is the most relevant, expansive, and sophisticated forest cover owned by Nigeria and West Africa. However, available statistics show that 8,686 square kilometers gradually
By News Agency Of Nigeria A total of 307,394 potential voters have yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Cross River, INEC’s spokesperson in the State, Mrs. Tonia Nwobi, said in Calabar on Thursday. Iwobi said the refusal to collect the cards could lead to voter apathy at the 2023 general elections. She