By Ekemini Simon, TheMail Listen To The Report In 2019, despite being the only State out of the 36 States of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory, that exceeded borrowing ceiling due to high debt burden, Cross River State Government went on to acquire loans including an unapproved foreign loan of N1.4 billion. Yet,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Eteng Jones has won the APC Central Senatorial District ticket. Also, the Chief of Staff to Governor Ben Ayade, Martins Orim won that of the North. The immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Asuquo Ekpenyong won the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Tuesday undertook a tour of the Calabar Free Trade Zone. While there, he visited a cashew nut processing factory. Mr. Ayade also visited the office of the Nigerian Ports Authority where he interacted with the Port Manager and Harbor Master. He was accompanied by the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin All is set for the inauguration of the 9th Cross River State House of Assembly as scheduled for 11 June, 2019 at the State House of Assembly Complex. The tussle for the leadership of the 9th Assembly has also been on behind the scenes for weeks but, contrary to expectations that members
By Ushang Ewa Following the vacancy created by the decision of the incumbent Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo to run for the, Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency seat, shopping for a new Speaker for the 9th Cross River Assembly has commenced in earnest. Two names are featuring prominently in
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River House of Assembly has given the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade clearance to access NGN20 billion in funding through a bond facility. The clearance follows the approval of the report of the adhoc committee led by Honorable Eteng Jones (PDP Yakurr2) presented on the floor of
By Ushang Ewa CrossRiverWatch has reliably gathered that the Cross River State Finance Commissioner, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr, had turned down appearing on a radio program; ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar to sing karaoke in his father’s hotel, Channels View Hotel. Mr. Ekpenyong had being invited to join the Special Adviser
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The NGN1.3 trillion 2018 appropriation bill of the Cross River State Government has scaled through the second reading on the floor of the state assembly. Majority Leader of the House, Mr Moses Ucheche, moved motion for the second reading of the bill on Friday, and said that the budget was designed to