By Godwin Ajom The first statewide trade fair in Cross River State in about 9 years is set for November, 2024 in Calabar, without expected revenue target. The trade fair according to the Commissioner for Commerce, Hon. Abigail Orok, is aimed at boosting and promoting the industrial, commercial, agricultural, raw materials, and minerals potentials of
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has reaffirmed his commitments in improving the economic fortunes of Ikom local government area. He made this known on his social media handle in the wee hours of today. He posited that the Ikom people must be able to compete favourably with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin None of Nigeria’s 36 States could fully fund their 2019 budget with funds they received from both the federation account and internally generated revenues. In most cases, the funds couldn’t pay up to 50 per cent of their expenditures, writes Chineme Okafor and published by This Day Newspaper. A new quarterly report
By Ushang Ewa The total debts of Cross River State as at December 2016 exceeded its statutory revenue by 486.49% says the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) 2016 Annual Report. This is contrary to the guidelines of the Debt Management Office (DMO) on debt sustainability which states that the debt status of each state should not
by crossriverwatch admin In other to ascertain the level cooperation in the Internally Generated Revenue drive in Ogoja Local Government Area, the Executive Chairman, Hon. Rita Agbo Ayim has carried out a test run of the point of sale (POS) machine in Ishibori Market in Ogoja to monitor the level of acceptability of the process