By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Government has unveiled the “Calabar Resilience Agenda 2026,” a comprehensive sustainability roadmap aimed at tackling urban flooding, promoting clean transportation, restoring degraded ecosystems, and strengthening climate resilience across the state. The initiative was launched on Friday during the 2026 World Environment Day celebration held at the Metropolitan Hotel,…
The Cross River State Government has issued a comprehensive public safety advisory following the release of the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Calabar on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, outlined the state’s…
By Sylvia Okoi In a renewed push to achieve full compliance with its monthly environmental sanitation exercise, the Cross River State Ministry of Environment has unveiled plans to intensify public sensitisation across the state. Speaking while supervising the April sanitation exercise in Calabar metropolis, the Team Lead, Mr Dien Ugumanim, who represented the Permanent Secretary,…
By Uchenna Obiekezie As the rains intensify, the Cross River State Government, through the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA), carried out a desilting exercise on the Channel 1 drainage system along the Goldie-Target axis in Calabar. The operation is aimed at clearing blocked waterways to reduce the risk of flooding in the area. The exercise…
The organizers and participants. By Anietie Akpan Determined to have a thriving forest, cleaner environment and the skills necessary to thrive in a changing global economy, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Cross River State government and others, are ready to convert over 79,000 tones of waste generated annually in the state to wealth. Already…
