By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has pledged to set aside three million dollars annually to fund the water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) campaign for the next five years. This means the State will spend USD15 million for the campaign which aims to see the State emerge the first open
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that a proper birth register if maintained, can form the foundation for Nigeria’s national database. “The birth registration program if well maintained, can form the foundation for Nigeria’s national data base which at the moment is distributed among establishments like the Immigration,
By Efa Sunday The Federal Ministry of Water Resources in collaboration with UNICEF Nigeria have ended a two day zonal workshop on ‘Implementation of Community WASH Media Advocacy Networking in Nigeria.’ In the workshop which held at Jorany hotel Calabar, the Cross River State capital the Program Officer of Center for Innovation Data and Advanced
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As part of ongoing efforts to improve access to safe drinking water and practice of good sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is supporting the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to mobilize the media & communities to advocate for improved WASH services to government at all levels.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State has been declared open defecation free (ODF). This makes it the third local government area to attain that status after Obanliku and Abi local government areas attained a similar feat. Cross River is one of the states implementing the United Nations Children’s Education
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Follow @Elijah_ugani Players in the Cross River State health sector have solicited the partnership of the media in disseminating information concerning immunization campaigns in a bid to promote a healthy attitudinal change among the citizenry. This was the focus of an interactive session organized by the state primary healthcare development
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Follow @Elijah_ugani In a rather dramatic turn of events at the ongoing medical outreach by the Mediatrix Development Foundation and Faithcare Foundation in Obudu, wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade on Thursday scrubbed in to assist colleagues in the surgeries performed on some patients. “It
By Grace Orok The Cross River State Government has launched a campaign to end violence against children reiterating its commitment towards upholding the dictates of the Child Rights Law 2003. The State Governor Senator Ben Ayade while delivering a keynote address on the occasion, acknowledged the fact that violence against children, if not curbed, has