By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The contractor handling the renovation of the new cafeteria in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), has been directed to deliver on the project before the first 100 days of the life of the present administration led by Senator Benedict Ayade. The Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu gave this
By CrossRiverWatch admin The residence of leading Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw in Lekki phase 1 area of Lagos caught fire on Thursday. The fire started around 3pm and neighbours struggled to put out the fire. According to witnesses, the outbreak might have been caused by an electric surge. This is according to a publication by
By CrossRiverWatch admin A 27 year old Cross Riverian, Esther Eshiet, who sits on the advisory panel of the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award on Monday, June 22, 2015, had the very rare privilege of a royal hand shake with her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England at the Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom. Esther was
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The federal government says it is ready to partner with the Cross River state government on some of Governor Ben Ayade’s signature projects. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Calabar after delivering a lecture on ‘Social virtues in the Nigerian renaissance’ at
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade yesterday, ordered that payment of June 2015 salary of the state civil servants be done not later than Friday, June 26th. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Tina Banku Agbor, said “The gesture is in keeping with Governor Ayade’s commitment
Being the full text of a lecture presented by Dr. Njar, Gertrude Nnanjar, Chairman, Nigeria Institution of Surveyors, Cross River Chapter at the International Federation of Surveyors 2015 conference held at National Palace of Culture – Congress Center Sofia, Bulgaria. KEYWORDS: Location Based Services, Spatial Service Sharing, Spatial Information, Geospatial Web Services, Mobile GIS Systems,
By CrossRiverWatch admin International Widows Day takes place every year on 23rd June. It was initially launched by the Loomba Foundation at the House of Lords in London in 2005. The date, 23 June, was chosen because on this day, Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba, Lord Loomba’s mother and the inspiration for the Foundation, became a
By CrossRiverWatch admin The immediate past Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN has returned to legal practice after spending a record three terms in the red chambers. In a telephone chat with CrossRiverWatch, Egba said the transition back to his first love, which is legal practice, is seamless though he had