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Ayade Promises To Stick To Best Financial Practices

By Aplefe Ojong The Governor of Cross River, Senator Ben Ayade has promised that his administration will continue to create an enabling environment for the practice and operation of values of best financial practices in the state in line with global best practices. Governor Ayade who stated this at the occasion of a 3-day capacity

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CRUTECH Students Call For Immediate Summer Exams

By Gabe Inyang Students of the Cross River University of Technology , CRUTECH have urged the management immediately conduct summer examination to enable graduating students who failed some of their courses to re-seat before this years’ October and November NYSC mobilization. The students maintained that the non-inclusion of summer examination in the curriculum of the

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Setting Up Integrated Cassava Processing Plant In Cross River To Produce Ethanol Biofuel And Flour BY EMMANUEL ETIM

Cassava is the most important root crop in Nigeria. Apart from being a staple crop in both rural and urban households, cassava is a major source of income to cassava farmers and processors in the rural areas. Cassava alone contributes about 45% of agricultural GDP in Nigeria for food or domestic purposes but its industrial

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Government Has Abandoned Us – Akamkpa Community Laments

Ogar, Monday/ Nkanu Confidence The Clan Head of Uyanga in Akamkpa local government area, Ophot Felix Akong has accused successive Cross River State governments of abandoning Uyanga community with respect to government community projects. He said the perennial abandonment of the community by the government is making life unbearable for residents. The Clan Head who

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Mountain Cinemas Open Sale Of Obudu Miss Face Of Culture Pageant Forms

By CrossRiverWatch admin Frontline Cultural Entertainment Promotion Company in Cross River, Mountain Cinema, Nigeria has commenced the sale of forms for entries into the 2015 edition of the Obudu Miss Face Of Culture Pageant. The event which is organized in conjunction with the Obudu Local Government Council will be the 6th edition and as always,

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Speaker Commissions Cottage Industries In Obubra, Commends Former Assembly Leader

By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon John Gaul Lebo has commended the immediate past Majority Leader of the House of Assembly, Hon Moses Abeng Onoh for his industrial acumen. Hon Lebo gave the commendation at the weekend in Obubra when he commissioned Agemos Oil and Farms and

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Taxi Drivers Protest Incessant Harassment By Government Agencies In Calabar

By Jeremiah Archibong Members of Drivers Association of Cross River State Tuesday morning staged a peaceful protest in Calabar, the State capital over what they described as incessant harassment from government regulatory agencies. Lamenting deeply, the Union Chairman, Thomas Effiong Okon while speaking to CrossRiverWatch at the convergence point at State Secretariat revealed that, “As

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CrossRiverWatch Launches BBM Channel

By Ushang Ewa CrossRiverWatch.com, a pioneer online media organization that focuses on socio-political issues in Cross River State has launched its Blackberry messenger, BBM channel. Readers of the online medium who have the BBM application on their phones can search using the keyword ‘CrossRiverWatch’ or add the channel pin C004E8E6D and subscribe to get latest

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