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…
The Organised Labour in Cross River on Tuesday shut down public offices including schools and hospitals to press home its numeral demands. The organised labour involved comprised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Public…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed agro-inputs to 4,311 farmers that were affected by the 2020 flood disaster in Cross River. Director General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed, who flagged off the distribution to the affected farmers on…
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has restated its commitment to realising its vision of “transforming the economy, delivering inclusive growth and positively impacting the lives of Nigerians.” Aliyu Abdulhameed, NIRSAL Plc’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, said this in…
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Governors of Cross River and Zamfara, Ben Ayade and Bello Matawalle, respectively, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It was reported that Ayade and Matawalle…
