By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has urged the State government in collaboration with the Forestry Commission to place a ban on illegal logging of wood across Heritage Monolith sites in the State. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the House, Matthew Okache, the lawmakers wants the
By Patrick Obia After hours of interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Nigeria Police Force, Cross River State Command, embattled lawmaker, Honorable Dickson Ovat Agbor, has been released. His interrogation was confirmed to CrossRiverWatch by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) ASP Sunday Eitokpah Akata. However, the PPRO in a
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of the new Auditor General of the state, Mr. Effiong Asuquo Ita. The motion for his confirmation was moved by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Agabi Jnr., and seconded by Hon. Bete Obi, following the recommendation of the
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has confirmed Governor Bassey Otu’s nominees for the positions of chairman and members of the State Sports Commission. The confirmation, aimed at strengthening sports development in the State, followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Judiciary, Public Service Matters, Public Petitions
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on the alarming surge in house rents in Calabar and its environs, describing the situation as “unreasonable, unprovoked, and economically destabilizing.” The motion, brought before the House on Tuesday as a Matter of Urgent Public Importance by Rt. Hon. Davies Etta, condemned
"The generators serving the quarters at Ekorinim and the complex have packed up for a while and they are yet to be fixed," a source told CrossRiverWatch.
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly in a plenary, has adopted a motion calling on the State Government through the Ministry of Education to ban any form of fee increment in schools across the state. The motion states that, “any new charges that was not introduced/communicated to
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The 10th Cross River State House of Assembly, has committed to improving healthcare services for Cross Riverians. The House made the pledge at a public hearing on the Cross River State Drug and Health Commodities Management Bill 2024, and the Cross River State quackery Prohibition Bill 2023. Chairman,