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- 5 Jun 2023
Zipline Delivers over 50,000 Doses of Routine Vaccines across Health Facilities in Cross River State
To accelerate access to vaccine inoculation, Zipline, the renowned drone delivery company, has supported the Cross River State Government in delivering over 50,000 doses of regular immunisation…
- 21 Feb 2023
Zipline Begins delivery of Medical Products to Health Facilities in Cross River State
Zipline has announced the start of commercial deliveries of essential medical products to health facilities within the Cross-River State. This follows a successful approval and a right to fly…
- 1 Feb 2024
Zipline Boosts Access to Primary Healthcare in Cross River State
Cross River State is experiencing a significant transformation in healthcare logistics, all thanks to the innovative drone technology provided by Zipline. Local health facilities in the Ogoja local…
- 15 Jan 2014
Interswitch Smartgov to Raise Revenues for Cross River State
Senator Liyel Imoke, Governor of Cross River State, has announced that his government will continue to expand ways the Smartgov platform; the identity management and e-payment infrastructure for…
- 24 Aug 2016
Samsung Partners Cross Rivers State On Smart School Programme
Samsung Electronics West Africa has taken its ‘Samsung Smart School’ Project to teachers and students in Calabar, Cross River State. The initiative, which is an integral part of Samsung’s ‘Smart…
- 22 Apr 2026
Cross River State Isolates 10 More Persons with COVID Symptoms
Cross River State Government said it has identified and isolated 10 persons who interacted with a Chinese national who reimported COVID-19 into Nigeria. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and…
- 23 Nov 2009
IBM Completes Five Projects in Cross River State
International Business Machine (IBM) has successfully completed a program of corporate citizenship activity aimed at helping Cross River State compete in a global marketplace. A first IBM Corporate…
- 23 Oct 2012
Cross River State, Ispon Join Hands to Develop Knowledge Park
Cross River State government and Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon) have inked an memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a knowledge park in the state, the…
- 5 Feb 2013
Cross River, AfDB Sign N20.31Bn Rural Infrastructure Loan
Cross River state and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are to collaborate in a N20.31 billion loan agreement for projects to develop rural accessibility in the only non-oil producing state of the…
- 4 Oct 2016
Etisalat, Cross River Govt. Sign MoU On Malaria Reduction Initiative
Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunication company, Etisalat and the Cross River State Government in partnership with Mediatrix Development Foundation have pledged to forge a close working…
- 21 Feb 2012
Cross River Automates Payment with Smart Card Technology
Cross River State Government has built several social service infrastructures on a smart card through its ICT company Smartgov.CRSG, to empower the citizens and residents of the state. The special…
- 19 Feb 2026
NITDA Pushes Tech Skills for 2,000 Cross River Workers
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called for a bold transformation of Nigeria’s public service from traditional bureaucracy to…
- 22 May 2014
Cross River LGs Deploys PoS for Revenue Collection
Local government areas in Cross River State have introduced payment of levies through Point of Sale terminals in market places so as to curb multiple taxation. The move, a joint effort between the…
- 25 Jan 2023
Zipline: Cross River Begins First Drone Medical Deliveries in Southern Nigeria
Cross River has emerged as the second state in Nigeria after Kaduna and first in the Southern Part of the country to commence the delivery of medical commodities via drones. The facility which was…
- 10 Jun 2017
Cross River Police Nab 4, Recover 4,555 Stolen National ID Cards
A store house used by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Calabar, Cross River State was recently burgled, and some items, including 4,555 old National Identity Cards carted away.…
- 12 Feb 2016
Airtel Donates to Adopted School in Cross River
Airtel Nigeria, has donated items including school uniforms, bags and exercise books to the student of Presbyterian Primary School, Ediba in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. ‎ The…
- 4 Jan 2019
First Bank Extends Agent Banking In Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta
As a part of efforts to deepen Financial Inclusion in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited extended the Agent Banking campaign to 14 major markets and business points across Bayelsa, Cross River…
- 21 Feb 2013
Lagos, Bayelsa, Others Owe N1.86 Trillion
Lagos, Bayelsa and Cross Rivers States are top on the list of the states of the federation that are indebted to both local and foreign institutions to the tune of N1.86 trillion, according to a…
- 19 Jan 2014
Airtel Donates Borehole to Adopted School in Cross River
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications service provider, has again demonstrated its commitment to primary educational development and the upliftment of underprivileged children as it donates a…
- 14 Jul 2008
Reltelwireless Hits 1.5m Subscriber Mark, Launches Cross River, Akwa Ibom
Reltelwireless, foremost telecommunications solutions provider has attained the 1.5 million subscriber milestone; a development that put it in a pole position in the CDMA market. The development is…
- 30 Sept 2014
MTN Foundation Donations Hit N10Bn, Rivers State Benefits
MTN Foundation has invested over 10 billion naira in social projects in the key areas of education, health and economic empowerment in 341 locations across the 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT. And…
- 4 Aug 2013
Nitda Inaugurates Tinapa Software Incubation Centre
National Information Technology Development Agency (Nitda) has inaugurated second software incubation centre at Tinapa in Cross River state. Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River said at the ceremony that…
- 4 Apr 2014
Microsoft, Nokia Take Agric, Educational Solutions to Calabar
Microsoft and Nokia are targeting solutions to fan up agricultural and educational transformations in the country at Innovation Forum 2014 to be hosted by Cross Rivers State Government. The 2014…
- 31 Dec 2012
Oil States Receive N2.68Tr Derivation Funds
The nine oil producing states; Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Cross Rivers, Bayelsa and Edo, Imo and Abia, and Ondo have received a total N2.68 trillion as derivation funds in the past 12 years.…
- 7 Aug 2013
Hackathon Winners get N450, 000 @ Calabar Incubation Centre
Senator Liyel Imoke, governor, Cross River state has reiterated the state’s commitment to the development of ICT by fully supporting the Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator…
- 4 Dec 2012
Obasanjo, Imoke, Ovia Bag NCS Honorary Fellowships
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) will confer Honorary Fellowships on Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, Senator Liyel Imoke, governor of Cross River State and Jim Ovia, founder…
- 24 May 2010
Imoke Moves to Rejuvenate Media Houses
Cross River State government has concluded modalities to revitalize its media outlets for government’s programmes, projects and policies to be received by the citizenry. Governor Liyel Imoke…
- 6 Aug 2013
Imoke Commends Airtel’s Role in Educational Development
Senator Liyel Imoke, Cross River State Governor has commended Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications operator for playing a crucial role in the development of primary education across the…
- 27 Oct 2014
Gov. Amaechi to Pay for “Sins” After Office-Presidency
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday accused Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State of misappropriating funds belonging to the state while warning him against “reckless and irresponsible” comments…
- 28 Nov 2023
Aero Relaunches Calabar Route, Plans Additional Three Aircraft
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company is getting three additional aircraft into service following major repairs by the Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) arm of the airline. The airline…