By Margaret Adam Mr. Louis Ibok, General Manager, Investment Funding and Credit, Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (CRS MEDA) has urged entrepreneurs to start with grants instead of loans. Mr. Ibok gave the counsel on Sunday as a guest on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”, a topical issue radio program that holds
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Benedict Ayade yesterday slammed the Director General of the state’s micro enterprise development agency (MEDA), Ignatius Atsu for what he termed as eye service in the distribution of a 200 million naira agro SME fund. Ayade who interrupted Atsu while he was giving his opening remarks
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Government, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday launched and disbursed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Fund (MSMEDF) to 700 enterprises in the state. The disbursement exercise which was carried out in Calabar, the state capital, through the Cross River State Micro-finance and Enterprise
by crossriverwatch admin As part of effort at creating jobs for its teeming youths, Cross River State Government in collaboration with the Federal Government has injected over N1 billion through Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agenda (MEDA), into Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) businesses across the different sectors in the state. Since the inception of
by crossriverwatch admin Mr. Pat Ugbe is the Cross River State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. He agrees that youth unemployment is pervasive in the state but insist that government is taking steps to change the situation. In this exclusive interview with crossriverwatch, he enumerates the steps his ministry is taking to create employment