By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Royal Pearls Women Group, has empowered 150 indigenous women in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State with seeds/seedlings to boost their agricultural productivity. The event, which took place on June 7, 2024, at the Yakurr Local Government Guest House Auditorium in Ugep, aims to bolster farmers’ productivity through
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two communities in Yala Local Government Area of northern Cross River State, Ugaga and Igbekurekor are currently at war with each other, information reaching CrossRiverWatch shows. The conflict started last weekend, Tim Ugaga Esq, the President of the Ugaga Family Union, says. “It is about land and boundaries. It is unfortunate that
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted normal to above normal rainfall season in 2021 across the country. And, Cross River will get 270 days of rainfall starting from March 4th, said Godwin Ugah Unimke, the Executive Director of Green Planet Initiative, a nongovernmental organization in Calabar on Thursday while enlightening farmers
By Patrick Obia Stakeholders have enjoined Cross Riverians to save the future from hunger by embracing Agriculture. This was the take home message from keynote speakers and good will messages in a one-day Agro Industrialization Summit held at Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, with the theme: “Promoting Agricultural Value Chain To Boost Economic Development, Food Sufficiency And
Nigeria is the largest rice producing country in West Africa, but it is also the second largest importer of rice in the World. According to Index Mundi the total domestic milled rice consumption in Nigeria in 2017 was 6.7 million metric tonnes and rose to 6.9 million metric tonnes in 2018 showing a growth rate
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that as a son of the Northern Senatorial District of the State, it is his desire to strengthen the people of the area to become more cohesive and united. “I will focus on the dual carriage way from Mfom down to
by crossriverwatch admin The expectation of cassava farmers in Cross River State to produce hybrid cassava in large quantity has received a boost from the government in preparation for the next farming season. The farmers received a 36 million Naira loan from the Cross River State government to enable them cultivate in large quantity. This
by crossriverwatch admin A Human Rights Activist and Legal Practitioner, Barrister Okoi Obono Obla has written to the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Honorable Larry Okori Odey demanding information concerning the recent trip of the Assembly members to the United States of America. CrossRiverWatch had reported last week that the