By Kelvin Ololo A sustained campaign to improve maternal and child health in Cross River State has gained momentum as the State Mobilization and Technical Committee (SMOTEC) intensified its community sensitization program in Odukpani Local Government Area. The intervention, supported by UNICEF, focused on five key areas considered critical to family and community well-being: antenatal
By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes In the face of both the Federal Government’s and UNICEF’s assertion of Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Certification, several communities in Bauchi continue to grapple with the persistent presence of human waste and the looming threat of deadly diseases. UNICEF’s reluctance to engage in an interview with WikkiTimes casts doubt on the intricacies
By Joseph Abasi-Abasi, Nigerian Tribune Cross River Deputy Governor Rt. Hon. Peter Odey has been appointed Chairman, State Steering Committees to provide a 5-year development plan for the State. UNICEF Chief of Field, Enugu, Dr. Olusoji Akinleye, with the Chief of Social Policy, UNICEF Nigeria, Dr. Hamidou Poufon, Tuesday, announced the appointment when they visited
By Sylvia Felix Students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) were last week enjoined to discard campaigns by anti-vaxxers and get vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic which has ravaged the globe. The Severe Anti-Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 was first discovered in Wuhan, China in 2019 and has since gone on to infect over
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji Jigawa State Ministry of Water Resources made a claim in a report that potable water supply has increased to 90 percent in the State after spending nearly N6 billion to build and rehabilitate boreholes. Jigawa is now the first State in northern Nigeria where nearly all the residents have access to
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of Cross River, Justice Maurice Eneji and a number of experts have picked poor funding as one of the major factors militating against full implementation of Child Rights Act and Family Court in the State. Openinga two-day training yesterday on the family court rules funded by
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As of 30 May, over 58,726 people have been tested, out which 9,302 tested positive with 35 States and the Federal capital Territory (FCT) having reported at least one confirmed case. Kogi State became the last but one State to record infections. The NCDC reported two cases during this reporting period leaving
By Efa Sunday, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, just as it has also made a commitment to ensure that the State becomes the first in Nigeria to attain the Open Defecation Free status. The State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade