By Simon Echewofun Sunday, Daily Trust Newspapers The federal government recently announced that it was deploying solar-powered grids to 200 Primary Health Centers (PHCs) and the 104 Unity Schools nationwide. This development is coming when the power supply from the national grid is not enough for the over eight million registered electricity customers of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State office of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSIFT) has marked the 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It had the theme “Anticipate, Prepare and Respond to Crisis: Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety & Health.” The event which held April 28, 2021 was marked in
By Patrick Obia The Fourth Estate of the realm, the media has been charged on effective reporting on Tuberculosis (TB) disease. This was the call from a one-day workshop for Health Correspondents and Reporters in six States across the country, by the National Tuberculosis Program and Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH). The facilitator of the
By Abenmire Adi Sights of women selling fried yam, potatoes, fish and of course the popular akara and bread, simply referred to as ‘A and B’ or modernized to ‘African burger,’ is a common sight in communities around Nigeria. In areas where public schools are situated, you can be sure of some puff-puff and buns
By Ushang Ewa At least five survived a ghastly vehicle accident on Sunday afternoon at the Murtala Mohammed highway by Ekpo Iso street in Calabar eyewitnesses say. The vehicle, a Toyota Sienna with registration number Abuja RBC96GU was traveling along the highway and attempted to make a right turn into Ekpo Iso street when it
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Government has threatened to invoke the “no work no pay rule” on resident doctors that embarked on an indefinite strike on Thursday. Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television programme on Friday. Ngige said the Government would by next week commence a “no work
By Agency Report The Cross River Health Insurance Agency said it plans to use drones to deliver health materials to rural areas. The agency’s Director-General, Godwin Iyala, who disclosed this on Monday in Calabar, said the scheme would kick off on March 9. “Governor Ben Ayade has also approved March 9 as the flag-off date
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Mr. Frank Ayade, younger brother to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has reappeared in Calabar after a CrossRiverWatch report about his illness. Earlier reports and social circles in Calabar had suggested that Frank Ayade had died. But insiders close to the first family of the State debunked the rumors of