By Jeremiah Archibong, Jonathan Ugbal, Frank Edima and Ikwen Atuaka Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol is now selling for almost N400 per litre in Calabar the Cross River State capital barely 24 hours after the timeline earlier given by the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu to end the lingering
By Jonathan Ugbal Twenty pupils of Sacred Heart Primary School, Bedia in Obudu local government area of Cross River State are to benefit from the maiden edition of the Major Simon Stephen Adugba Agba’s Foundation scholarship scheme. “This gesture is in line with the foundation’s vision to see every child educated as every child has
By Jonathan Ugbal Investigations by CrossRiverWatch have revealed that there are about 4000 ghost workers in the Primary Health Care (PHC) Departments across the 18 local government areas of Cross River State on payroll. This is even as the 18 PHCs across the state are suffering from acute staff shortage with official records showing that
By Our Correspondent The Memorandum of Understanding between Cross River government and Thai- African Corporation Limited is now in full implementation phase, as investors from the company have arrived Calabar for the construction of the Rice City. Speaking to newsmen at the construction site along Goodluck Jonathan Bypass, the Business Development Director of the company,
By CrossRiverWatch admin Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, has said that the Federal Government will soon commence work on the Lagos-Kano and Lagos-Calabar rail routes to boost economic activities within the nation. Osibanjo, in his keynote address at the First National Forum on Economy organized by Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation Newspapers,
By CrossRiverWatch admin April 3, 2016 was not a very good day for Cross River born Nollywood diva and Governor Ayade’s Special Assistant, Liason, Lagos, Kate Henshaw as she had some hot exchange with a rude fan who hopped on her post to make claims that the actress’ ex-husband cheated on her with his secretary.
By Our Reporter In an usual show of encouragement, three secondary school students of Community Technical College, Ikot Effanga Mkpa and Government Technical College, Meyne avenue both in Calabar, Cross River State, have been given free admission into the Nigerian Association of Technology in Engineering (NATE). They trio include Master Williams Oju, Miss. Esu Ibia
By CrossRiverWatch admin Calabar International Convention Center has made a debut in holding Oil and Gas Sector Conferences with the Nigerian Content Workshop, NCW, 2016 – a Three-day Stakeholders Interactive Workshop on Nigerian Content Policy: Rationale, Challenges and the Way Forward. This complements previous impressive bids the ICC has to secure in other key sectors