By Christiana Ukung Alawa Governor Ayade’s signature projects have received another accolade from members of Hoteliers Association of Cross River State who said the projects will revamp the dwindling fortunes of hotels and tourism business in the State. The association gave the commendation recently at a press briefing in Calabar while announcing plans to host
My last visit to Washington DC to honor the visiting Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari was eventful but also opened my eyes and broadened my knowledge on what I would call new business adventures to alleviate our unemployed youths in Cross River State. It also calls to attention why we have not considered small scale enterprises
By Our Correspondent Cross River House of Assembly Speaker, Hon John Gaul Lebo has disclosed that the Assembly would soon establish a legislative institute in the state. Hon Lebo made the disclosure yesterday during the monthly media briefing of the Cross River 8th Assembly which held at the Assembly’s conference hall. The Speaker hinted that
By CrossRiverWatch admin After several weeks of legal fireworks at the Cross River Election Petition Tribunal, Senator Bassey Otu, senatorial candidate of the Labor Party for the March 28 Southern Senatorial district election, seems not to be making any headway in establishing a prima facie case of election manipulation against Senator Gershom Bassey of the
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade’s has met with investors in the Republic of Ireland, some of who have expressed willingness to set up a tractor manufacturing plant in the state. Ayade, who spent the first day of his visit between Dublin and Monaghan listening to presentations from various Irish investors
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Calabar on Thursday received 522 illegal migrants repatriated from Gabon to Nigeria. The CrossRiverWatch gathered that the illegal migrants were repatriated for not having valid travelling documents. Speaking, Cross River Comptroller of NIS, Mrs Funke Adeuyi, said that the illegal migrants were repatriated from Gabon after
By Ikwen Atuaka The acting Bursar of the Federal College of Education, FCE Obudu Mr. Fidelis Okorie has died after suffering from minor medical complications CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. Fidelis CrossRiverWatch gathered, died last weekend while travelling from Obudu to a prayer house in Onitsha, Anambra State after the three week old stomach ache he
By Ushang Ewa The money paid by 100 level students of the Cross River University of Technology as “matriculation gown fee” is generating uneasy calm in the institution as some members of the staff and students feel it is more of a rip off by the management. A senior lecturer in the Calabar campus of