By Sylvia Akpan The Calabar South Local Government has donated an office space to the Earth Environment and Climate Care Ambassador (EECCA) in its bid to contribute in combating climate change. The EECCA was established in 2016 and is committed to the ideas of collective efforts to promoting environmental friendliness, climate safety, social justice, human
By Patrick Obia Despite the massive outcry that greeted the harassment of aged people sweeping roads in Calabar, the Cross River State capital who were protesting being owed for six months, the government has only paid part of the salaries. The women earn a measly NGN7,500 per month which meant they earned NGN46,000 (USD109) in
By Patrick Obia Hundreds of ad-hoc staff who sweep the roads for the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) are protesting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital over unpaid salaries. The women who are paid only NGN7,500 per month, say they have been owed for six months and tricked by the Commissioner for Environment, Mfon
By Archibong Jeremiah Governor Ben Ayade’s Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Mfon Bassey has been arrested and is currently cooling off in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Commissioner was picked up yesterday thursday at his residence in Calabar. According to very reliable source within the anti graft agency, Mr. Mfon
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Government is building a market for roadside traders around Watt Market in Calabar, it was learnt. Commissioner for Environment Mfon Bassey, who supervised work at the site adjacent Red Cross office in Calabar yesterday, reiterated the government’s readiness to relocate roadside traders. Bassey said the demand for a new
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has demolished structures it says are illegal at Etim Edem park, Calabar. The team was led by the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Mfon Bassey this morning. See pictures below.
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency (CTRA) has accused the various transport unions which are Franchisees of government of being responsible for the chaos and ‘insanity’ in the transport sector of the State. The franchisees include the Association of Urban Taxi (AUT), Calabar Urban Taxi (CUT), JOFINO, Eburutu Lines and
By Okwo Kerry The Chairman of the Cross River State Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency, CTRA Mr. Mfon Bassey, has revealed to CrossRiverWatch that since his office gave ultimatum of 30 days to all unregistered taxis in the State metropolis to do the mandatory accreditation with the government, only 16 have met the requirements and 50