Thank you Commissioner Amanke for your kind response. I commend you in particular because it has proven difficult, in seven years, for Governor Ben Ayade’s officials to answer to public queries without becoming confrontational, abusive and condescending. You avoided all that in your response and I need to point that out and say, God bless
By Patrick Obia Mr. Castro Ezama, Special Adviser on Education to the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has urged parents and guardians of primary school pupils to retrieve whatever money they have paid for school fees, reiterating that “primary education in Cross River is free and compulsory.” Mr. Castro gave the directive when
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Government has approached NAFDAC to approve it’s Calachika factory. The Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade while on a tour of the facility disclosed that the approval will go a long way in boosting the chain cycle for chicken farming. As reported by Channels TV, Ayade said the chicken factory is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In commemoration of the 2022 World Cancer day in Cross River, the Nigeria Medical Women Association in conjunction with the Calabar South Local Government Area has flagged off a free cancer screening, awareness and treatment exercise for women in the area, with about 240 women enrolled. Speaking on the development, the Chairman
By Archibong Jeremiah Red flags have been spotted in the Cross River State N354 billion 2022 budget and 2021 budget implementation report. Policy Alert, a non-governmental organization working for improved economic and ecological outcomes in the Niger Delta raised the alarm in a statement. The red spots include: “Government House, which gets a sudden 152
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Cross River State Police Command has received the five patrol vehicles promised by the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba when he visited the command last week. The State Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan had told the Inspector General of Police that the command lacked operational vehicles and
By Henry Umoru, Vanguard Newspaper The Senate has disclosed that the Federal Government agencies, the Cross River Government and some private individuals lost property worth over N45 billion to the #EndSARS protest in the State. The Senate said yesterday that the financial value of the vandalized properties/items were also submitted by the affected persons verified
#CRSLeadership Goals is a column by Wofai Ewa focused on the #CRSConversation. It is aimed at improving social consciousness. AGRICULTURE, AGRI-BUSINESS & FOOD SECURITY Prior to the 4th Republic, the Agricultural sector averaged an annual growth rate of 7%, due to the expansion of staple crops into new areas, with Nigeria considered a global leader in