Cross River
18 Apr
A tanker conveying diesel has exploded into flames on the new Ikom Bridge in Cross River State.The Ikom Bridge was commissioned by former President Muhammadu Buhari on May 23, 2023.
15 Apr
Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River has pledged to revolutionise sports as part of his ‘Peoples First’ agenda of repositioning the state for socio-economic growth and development.
13 Mar
The Cross River government has pleaded with newly graduated nursing students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) not to migrate abroad, saying the health sector is in dire need of their expertise. Dr Henry Ayuk, the Commissioner for Health, Cross River, made the appeal on Wednesday in Calabar during the induction and oath-taking of the…
8 Mar
The newly appointed Special Adviser on Skill Acquisition to Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River state, Ray Ugba Morphy, has said he will not be receiving salaries throughout the duration of the appointment. He has, however, informed the governor that he will drive his new role without collecting any salary or emoluments from the state…
26 Feb
Three years after destruction of government and private owned properties worth multiple millions of naira during #EndSARS protests, relics of the crisis may still be seen in Calabar, the Cross River Capital.
24 Feb
Cross River warned about a possible outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever in old Ndebeji, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
5 Feb
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in Oyo State’s Saki West State Constituency rerun poll.
24 Jan
Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi has urged the Cross River State government to take advantage of its tax incentives in boosting trade and industrial activities within the state.
17 Jan
The academic complex of SteadyFlow College of Education Akparabong Community in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State has been razed down by fire.
12 Jan
National Population Commission (NPC) has selected 16 councils in Cross River State for the conduct of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).
29 Dec
Calabar on Thursday stood still as the parade of the bands took centre stage in the ongoing cultural festival christened “Carnival Calabar”.
13 Dec
The activities of kidnappers and armed robbers have continued to instill fear among residents of Calabar, the capital city of Cross River, within the last few months, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. In separate interviews with NAN in Calabar on Wednesday, the respondents said they now lived in perpetual fear as the activities…