By Marvellous Nkanu The Ministry of Health Cross River State, has organized a send forth ceremony to honour it two retired permanent Secretaries – Dr. Pauline Obute and Dr. Iwara Iwara, who retired after 35 years of meritorious service. The state Commissioner for Health Dr. Henry Ayuk described the retired duo as hardworking, and said
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has raised an alarm saying pensioners who will be retiring might have issues with their pensions as many States, including Cross River have refused to utilize the contributory pension scheme. In a report released by PenCom, the agency stated that only Lagos, FCT,
By Ushang Ewa The entrance to the Government House in Calabar, the Cross River State capital is currently inaccessible as retirees have blocked access into the office premises. They are protesting over unpaid gratuities and pensions. Security operatives are unsure of what to do as Governor Ben Ayade and his Plateau State counterpart, Simon Lalong
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The organized labor in Cross River State has provided a breakdown of gratuities owed local government and state retirees since 1999. In its strike bulletins 14a and 14b, labor said that the current administration owes the bulk of gratuities as it has not paid any and wondered which administration will suffer the
By Archibong Jeremiah Some retired Police Officers have protested poor renumeration after service, raised alarm of corruption in the pension and housing scheme. The aggreaved retirees didn’t just protest, but threatened to move out of the pension scheme they called fraudulent, did so this morning (Wednesday) at the Cross River State Police Command Headquarters, Daimond
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The seniors, including Permanent Secretaries and Directors, said arrangements had been concluded to drag the State Government and the Accountant General to National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NIC) in Calabar for allegedly refusing to pay them their gratuities since 2014, worsening their health condition. Some retirees have not been paid since 2014,
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Unconfirmed Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the Cross River State Government has begun paying gratuities to retirees of the state’s unified local government system and primary school teachers. Sources in government house, Calabar reveal that the payment which began in May, 2016 has seen around 500 retirees receive their