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Lawyer, 124 Corpses For Mass Burial in Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin One Barrister James Etudo and one hundred and twenty four other corpses including an unidentified leg abandoned in the mortuary of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital are to be given mass burial by the hospital authorities within the next one week. The hospital which conveyed the information to the public through

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Cross River to Harness FDI Through Local Content Development

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government is set to harness the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment to its shores by investing in local content development through skill acquisition and vocational training. This was made known at The Bridge Leadership Foundation’s 2013 Career & Founder’s Day event which held at the Cultural Center, Calabar

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Nigeria’s Economy is Growing Without Decline In Unemployment Rate – Imoke

by crossriverwatch admin The growth in Nigeria’s economy without commensurate creation of employment has been described as a miracle. Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke stated this in Calabar during the recent retreat held at Tinapa resort for Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs. Imoke who’s was speaking about economic growth, indices and revenue generation

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Airforce to Establish Base In Obudu – NAMA

by crossriverwatch admin Arrangements have been concluded to establish an Airforce base at the Bebi Airstrip in Obudu as part of the efforts to re-brand the airstrip. Managing Director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Engr. Nnamdi Udoh, stated this in Calabar while briefing Governor Liyel Imoke on the efforts of the agency to

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National Pension Commission Opens Zonal Office in Calabar

by crossriverwatch admin The National Pension Commission today, Friday commissioned its’ South South Zonal office in Diamond Hill, Calabar. The Acting Director General of the Commission, Ms. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu said the Commission thought it expedient to establish zonal offices in all the six geopolitical zones of the country as way of decentralizing it activities to

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Calabar 2013 Not All Comers Affair – AFN President

by crossriverwatch admin Athletics Federation of Nigeria President, Mr Solomon Ogba said in Calabar on Tuesday where the National Athletics Championship is taking place that the 2013 championship will be remarkably different from the past events as the standard will be raised to allow only athletes who have known time record to participate. He said

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Jonathan in Calabar, Says Nigeria’s Economy is One of The Fastest Growing in The World

by crossriverwatch admin With an annual double digit growth rate of 30%, Nigeria’s economy ranks amongst the fastest growing in the world and that accounts for government’s aim of attaining a 4,000 Dollars Gross Domestic Product, GDP in the next ten years. President Goodluck Jonathan made this declaration on today in Calabar while performing the

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CrossRiverWatch Entries For 2013 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards Wins Approval

by crossriverwatch admin The two stories submitted by Crossriverwatch for this year’s CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Award have secured approval for judging by CNN administration. In a mail from the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards Team to the Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, the team said: “Your work has now been approved for Judging by CNN

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