By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government Tuesday, signed a contract with Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technology to make the capital city of Calabar Nigeria’s ‘first smart city’ through cloud technology over 22 months after a similar deal was struck with MTN. The Governor, Senator Ayade says the execution of the contract
By Ikwen Atuaka OBUDU: Youths in Ipong political ward of Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State are set to benefit from a free training to acquire skills on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiated by the Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Events Management and Governors Office, Kenneth Aklah CrossRiverWatch findings
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent. The Commissioner for Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Cross River State, Chief Offu Aya says his ministry is yet to generate a dime in the budget year 2016 under review despite projecting a paltry 6 million Naira as revenue target. Aya stated this on the floor of
By Jonathan Ugbal A tech and communication outfit, Etiam Global Concept has likened Cross River State to Silicon Valley in the United States, the world’s most advanced and largest communications technology village. The managing director of the company, Mark Anthony disclosed this Thursday during the launch of an over 50million Naira worth smart school computer
By Ushang Ewa Months after the Cross River state, Governor Ben Ayade created a full fledged Ministry of ICT in Cross River State, findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal that almost all state owned websites and their affiliates are either left for long durations without updates, or not functional at all while others have bugs and coding
By Our Correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel imoke was today conferred with the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) Award of Excellence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), while the state government was acknowledged as the only state with the Best Use of ICT & Promotion of Software in Nigeria. The double
by crossriverwatch admin Information Technology Development Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA) Center, Tinapa, Calabar, has emerged winner of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) International Space Apps Challenge in Nigeria. Team Nixitof Tinapa Knowledge City beat 200 other contestants, in collaborating and engaging with publicly available data to design innovative solutions for global challenges, to emerge
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke was yesterday named the Best ICT Governor of the year at the Business Day Award in Lagos. The Governor also emerged as the Best Tourism Governor of the Year. Represented at the award ceremony which took place at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja by the Secretary to