By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has sought collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government in a bid to address food security, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the State. He made the call on Thursday at Dan Archibong’s Lodge
By Ogar Monday The Cross River Government has intervened following reports of a suspected cholera outbreak in Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area in the Central Senatorial District of the State. Reports from the community have it that the suspected cholera outbreak has claimed some lives but about 30 people are currently receiving treatments in various
By Patrick Obia Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN) has inaugurated a 22 member technical working group on Menstrual Hygiene and Health (MHH) program in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The group is to serve as a cross-sectoral and inter- ministerial coordinating body for MHH in Cross River State. The group whose members
By Patrick Obia Traders and buyers at popular Watt market Calabar have lamented the poor health standards of the market which is the largest in Cross River State. The traders who said the repugnant smell oozing out from the refuse is something else. A trader, Edet, said “In a thing like this, I know it
The issue of poor water, sanitation and hygiene in Cross River State is not just a challenge to the society, but to the whole essence of getting people to behave in a way that contributes to the success of delivering the State from water and sanitation-related diseases. Indeed Cross River State Government and international organizations
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has pledged to set aside three million dollars annually to fund the water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) campaign for the next five years. This means the State will spend USD15 million for the campaign which aims to see the State emerge the first open
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State has been declared open defecation free (ODF). This makes it the third local government area to attain that status after Obanliku and Abi local government areas attained a similar feat. Cross River is one of the states implementing the United Nations Children’s Education
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State government is on the verge of losing a USD5 million grant from the United Nations Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council due to it’s failure to provide the counterpart funding of NGN104 million to expand the sanitation and hygiene program. This equals NGN1,802,500,000.00 (one point eight billion Naira)