By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu on Thursday, commissioned the 20-kilometer new evacuation road, constructed by cement manufacturing giant, Lafarge Africa Plc and commended Larfage for investing in the State. The road, which construction started in 2010, spans from Mfamosing, extending through Abiati, Etamkpini and terminating at Odukpani junction. Speaking at the
By Ekemini Simon, TheMail While Lafarge Africa PLC boasts of a humane environmental policy in her mining operations, this investigation by TheMail unravels the nexus between illegal and unhealthy practices by the company, the government’s gross regulatory failure, and untold hardship in Mfamosing, a solid mineral-rich community in Akamkpa, Cross River State. Idaraobong Udo a
By Patrick Obia A leading producer of cement in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, Lafarge Africa Plc has empowered twenty-five women from it’s host communities of Mfamosing, Abiati, Ekong Anaku, Mbobui and Akwa Ikot Effanga in Akamkpa and Akpabuyo Local Government Areas of Cross River State. The empowerment ceremony held Saturday, September 18, 2021,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In line with its commitment to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by aligning its operations to support the reduction of poverty in Nigeria through quality education as well as gender equality, reduced inequalities and through alliances and partnerships, Lafarge Africa Plc has launched “Back to School” campaign. The campaign is to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A group, Nigeria Youth Organization, Cross River State Chapter has called on Lafarge Africa, owners and operators of the Mfamosing line 1 and 11 to move their administrative headquarters from Lagos to Calabar where it was formally. This was part of the prayers sought by the group in a letter titled “Protest