Communities in Etung and Ikom local government areas of Cross River State which ensures the second largest producer of cocoa in Nigeria are now receiving a backlog of arrears owed them by the state government. The state government had earlier…
Director General of the Cross River Commodity and Quality Control Board, Mr. Ogbiji Nyiam has seriously warned those that deliberately colour palm oil to desist as it is capable of killing unsuspected consumers He said the colourings used to make…
The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, said the Command has confiscated 16,000 litres of stolen petroleum products. The stolen products which were mainly Automotive Gas Oil, (AGO) popularly known as diesel…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River has arrested one Aniebet John, 31, with three suspected Improvised Explosive Devices. Commandant of NSCDC in the state, Mr Samuel Fadeyi, who paraded the suspect at the command’s headquarters…
Troops of 13 Brigade operating under 82 Division Nigerian Army on Tuesday, intercepted a vehicle laden with explosives and assorted ammunition around Utanga village toward Obudu Mountains in Cross River. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a…
No fewer than 900,000 children between the ages of 0-59 months in Cross River have been targeted for vaccination against poliomyelitis Type 2. The Director-General of Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong, disclosed this shortly after the inauguration…
The Cross River Head of Service (HOS), Mr Timothy Akwaji, on Tuesday, pledged support for the implementation of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, (NG-CARES), in the state. Akwaji pledged the support when the Chairman, Cross River Community…
Ex-Cross River governor, Mr Liyel Imoke, said in Calabar on Sunday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would reclaim the state from the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2023 general election. He told journalists at the end of a…
The Cross River State Universal Basic Education Commission Board (CR-SUBEB) said it has procured 9,300 chairs and tables for distribution to Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in the state. Executive Chairman of the board, Dr Stephen Odey, disclosed this on…
Teachers in some public primary and secondary schools in Cross River State have decried the unavailability of chalks. They lamented that they have had to buy chalk with their own money since the administration of Governor Ben Ayade. The teachers…
