By Deborah Obot The Cross River State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has commended the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade for donating a 17 seater Innoson bus (IVM 6540) to the union. According to the union Chairman, Mr. Godwin Ayendi in a statement made available to CrossRiverWatch, the union expressed appreciation
By David Nsa Principals and Head Teachers of schools in Cross River State have been urged not to stop Health Workers from carrying out HIV/AIDS counseling and testing in their school. The call was made by the President Association of Resident Doctors, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (ARD-UCTH) chapter Dr. Antigha Cobham on air recently
By Ogar Monday The Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cross River State Command, Chidebere Nkwonta has pleaded with the Cross River State Government to set an example for other motorists by registering its vehicles, saying 90% of the State Government vehicles still remain unregistered despite many pleas by the Command. The Commandant
By Violet Isek The Cross River State Government has been advised to “shun semantics” and honor the agreement it has entered with the State Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN), as questioning the legality of LOAN indicates intention not to honor previous agreements. The charge was made by the Cross River State Chapter Chairman of
The largest, richest and deadliest criminal enterprise in history is penetrating deeply into civil structures that make democracy what it is: justice systems, police forces, political parties, legislatures, electoral campaigns, civilian – controlled armies, government ministries and presidential palaces – David Schrieberg Newsweek Magazine, 22 January 1996. The instinct for survival is a creed in
By Violet Isek The Cross River State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the final engagement of FCMB as the official Payment Service Provider (PSP) for the Public Work Fare (PWF) component of the World Bank assisted YESSO program. The Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr. Asu Okang who signed the MoU
By Jonathan Ugbal A former Governor of Cross River State, Chief Clement Ebri has said that the key to curbing the resurging communal conflicts across the state lies in the government of the day being proactive and not reactive to the underlying issues. Ebri stated this Wednesday in Calabar during an interactive session with members
By Our Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sworn in 30 new permanent secretaries with a view to ensure they use their experience to stabilize ministries, department and agencies of government and grow the state’s revenue profile. The permanent secretaries are senior civil servants who are appointed by the Governor and oversee the