By Ushang Ewa Weeks after disclosing its intention to deploy drones for the supply of drugs and medical essentials to hard-to-reach areas (HTRAs), the Cross River State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with drone delivery company Zipline. The State has over 100 HTRAs whose designation, as the name implies, stems from difficult terrains
By Archibong Jeremiah The call for application notice by Cross River State Government for employment into CallyAir has been greeted with mixed reactions. In the notice, entries are directed to be sent to the personal e-mail and WhatsApp of the Commissioner for Aviation, Barrister Jake Otu Enyia. Among the reactions, questions raised include who are
By Maxwell Effiong No Sidon Look, a non governmental organization with the focus of getting citizen’s involved in governance says it will embark on an assessment tour of the 18 Local Government councils in Cross River State next week. The founder, Portrait Peterson disclosed this on Friday in Calabar during a press conference where he
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has met with his colleagues from Sokoto, Delta bad Enugu State. Governor Ayade who took to social media to reveal details of their meeting stated that he is positive his party, PDP will survive the current crisis and come out strong. In his words,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Farmers who cultivate Irish potatoes are currently undergoing training to develop their capacity at a farmer’s business school (FBS) holding in Obudu. The FBS is an initiative of the federal ministry of agriculture and rural development (FMARD) and the class holding at Obudu which began on May 3rd, will elapse on May
By BBC News Africa BBC Africa Eye goes undercover to expose an ineffective and corrupt pension system in Nigeria, which leaves some elderly people sick and penniless, yet grants some politicians inflated retirement packages. Reporter Yemisi Adegoke travels to Cross River State to meet ‘Ghost Pensioners’ elderly people whom the State declared dead and deprived
By Tope Templer Olaiya, News Editor – Guardian Newspaper Today, workers across the country will observe a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day, but across the country, only a negligible few, in spite of the avalanche of goodwill messages and promises made on Labour Day, are looking forward to a promising future. This
By Patrick Obia and Maxwell Effiong Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria and Cross River State Government to drop all charges against journalists standing trial for doing their job. The union of online journalists practicing in Cross River State made the call in a statement issued by