By Obeten Godfrey Public school teachers in Cross River State have threatened to embark on a strike action following the inability of the state government to implement promises and agreement it had with the Cross River state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in 2016. The sit-at-home is expected to begin on Wednesday,
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Members of the Obudu Mountain Resort branch of the National Union of Hotels and Personnel Service Workers have again written Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to intervene in the issues concerning their owed allowances and several others. This was contained in a letter dated January 24, 2018 and signed
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade was forced to sleep in his Mega Hilton hotel in Obudu when he visited the local government for the burial of his late step mother on Friday. Other members of his entourage slept in other hotels in Ogoja and Obudu local government areas. The Ranch was last weekend shut
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that the one week old strike of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been suspended. The expanded executive council of the Union met with management earlier today at Pyramid hotels where CrossRiverWatch learnt that the Vice Chancellor
By Ushang Ewa The Nigeria Union of Teachers in Cross River State has directed teachers in the state to resume work today despite plans by the organized labor in the state to effect a “total shutdown” by Wednesday. The Chairman, Comrade Eyo Nsa Itam told radio hosts Agba Jalingo and Jonathan Ugbal on Sunday evening
By Jonathan Ugbal The organized labor in Cross River State Wednesday defied the ‘No Work No Pay’ directive of the Cross River State Government on Day 12 of the indefinite strike action which has crippled economic activities in the state. Members of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Negotiating
By Archibong Jeremiah A Cross River base businessman, Mr. Edet Asuquo has urged the State Government to be humble to its people. Mr. Edet who is the Managing Director of Adsuit Investment Limited, made the call while airing his thoughts to CrossRiverWatch TV about the ongoing industrial action by the State chapter of Nigeria Labor
By Ushang Ewa The industrial action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labor Congress in Cross River State has crippled economic activities since Friday but the State Government Tuesday said it cannot comprehend the reason for the action as it has met all Labor’s demands. Mr. Christian Ita, the spokesperson for Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade