The Conversation is Series of discussions between CrossRiverWatch investigators and those exempted from paying tax in Cross River State. The Conversation was produced by CrossRiverWatch in partnership with Civic Media Lab through its Grassroots News Project. Watch episode 1 below:
By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River State and some individuals have been accused of turning a blind eye to deforestation and massive illegal wood logging across the State. This was the takeaway from “Combating Drivers of Deforestation in Cross River State; Workshop and Validation of Research Findings,” organized by Center for Social Studies
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
By Premium Times The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed June 29, 2021 for judgment in a suit challenging the “unlawful” arrest and prosecution of a Nigerian journalist and publisher, Agba Jalingo, under the cybercrime, terrorism and criminal code laws. The suit was instituted by a civil society group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project
By Patrick Obia The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has affirmed that come October 12 slated for schools resumption in the country, public universities will remain on closed. The Chapter Chairman of ASUU, Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, Dr. Emmanuel Ettah made the assertion as a guest on Correct 97.3 FM, Calabar, morning
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Dr. Kate Okpa, a member of the Nigerian Medical Association in the Cross River State, has died of Coronavirus. Speaking with journalists in Calabar, the State capital, Agam Ayuk, Chairman of the NMA in the State, noted that Dr. Okpa is from their Ogoja chapter. He said that the rate of COVID-19
By Kelvin Ololo A None Governmental Organization (NGO) Project Alert has cried out against allege discrimination, exclusion and abuse of persons living with disability and the prevalent case of gender based violence. Calling on the Governor of Cross River State Sen. Ben Ayade to sign the impending bill of discrimination against persons with disability into
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Civil Society Organization, We The People in collaboration with Integrated Mangrove Watch and Cross River REDD+ Community Coalition has called on the Cross River State Government to hands-off management of forests. The call was made during a recent community consultation by the NGOs where it was also agreed that host Communities