Tag:Cross River State

Waste Management

Residents decry return of waste in Calabar metropolis

Residents of Calabar in Cross River State have decried the return of heaps of refuse in different parts of the city. Refuse at various stages...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Cross River set to privatise 7,146 hectares oil palm estates

Cross River Government says it has started the process for the privatisation of two oil palm estates in the state with a combined size...

Michael Simire - July 20, 2022

Conservation

Cross River, National Park to partner on forests management, conservation

The Cross River Forestry Commission is to partner with the National Park Service (NPS) on forests management and conservation. Mr Zanna Lawan, the new Conservator...

Michael Simire - January 21, 2022

Gender

We can achieve 50 per cent success in war against GBV by 2030 – Group

An NGO, Coalition for the Promotion of Gender Justice, on Monday, January 3, 2022, said it was possible to achieve 50 per cent and...

Michael Simire - January 3, 2022

Water & Sanitation

Group to end open defecation in 43-year-old Cross River school

An international faith-based group, Universal Men’s Fellowship, on Monday, October 18, 2021 laid the foundation stone for the construction of toilets in 43-year-old Government...

Michael Simire - October 18, 2021

Disaster Risk Management

NEMA warns of probable flood in 10 Cross River councils

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified 10 Local Government Areas in Cross River State that falls under the probable flood risk areas...

Michael Simire - May 17, 2021

Land Degradation

Second ‘superhighway’, logging threaten Ekuri community forest

The Ekuri community in Cross River State has said that a second highway road project initiated by the state government is posing a threat...

Michael Simire - May 10, 2021

Land Degradation

Cross River community decries attack on contractors at erosion site

The Ikot Nkebre community in Calabar Municipality has decried the attack on contractors handling the erosion control project in the area. A cross-section of the...

Michael Simire - May 10, 2021

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