By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian minister of information, culture and tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said recently while flagging off the 3rd Carnival Calabar dry run in Calabar the Cross River State capital: “I also want to take this opportunity to appeal to the world to see this street party beyond dancing and beyond the costumes.
By Jonathan Ugbal Entries for both the Linda Ayade literary art competition and the Afi Ekong visual art competition have opened, a statement from the Cross River State Department of Creative and Knowledge Economy says. The competitions are aimed at developing the creative industry in the state as well as promoting young talents read the
By Obeten Godfrey and Philip Agba The Senior Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Creative and Knowledge Economy, Mr. Emmanual Etim has said that the state government has recognized the potentials in the creative sector and is committed to maximizing them. According to remarks he gave at a creative sector workshop
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The signing of the Bakassi deep Seaport transaction advisory service contract with Feedback infrastructure service marks a major milestone in the strategic action towards the realization of the vision for the construction of one of the signature projects of the Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade Administration of Cross River State, Nigeria. In the
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The maiden literary art competition of the Cross River State government will be named after wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade says the Department of Creative and Knowledge Economy. This followed the endorsement of the competition by Mrs. Ayade after a visit to her
By Jonathan Ugbal The British government through the British Council has confirmed that it will be hosting a Creative Hustle event in Calabar as part of the annual Calabar Festival. The Creative Hustle is a series of TED styled talks hosted across the country, with the aim of building young people’s awareness about job and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ayade’s Audacious Vision for Cross River Development, 7 lessons from Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai. Earlier this year, I read the book “My Vision — Challenges in the Race for Excellence” written by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktou, the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab
The 2017 World Tourism Day was celebrated globally on the 27th of September. The World Tourism Day has been celebrated since 1980 on September 27, the day in which the Statutes of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) entered into force. The theme “Sustainable Tourism; a tool for development” was apt as the day was dedicated