For perspective on this oil wells dispute, the tiny strip of water body highlighted in blue and the few oil wells in it, is what Akwa Ibom state desperately wants to take from CRS, though they have the larger maritime boundary highlighted in orange with numerous oil wells in it.
The Cross River State Tourism Bureau says over N17.4 billion was injected into the state treasury from its 32-day festivals and carnivals in December 2025.
Ojoi Ekpenyong, the managing director of the tourism bureau, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, said the
Over the weekend, journalists from various notable media houses across Nigeria were in Cross River State on an investigative fact-finding mission to verify claims regarding the state’s littoral status.
Cross River State suspended taxation and enforcement on mini-bus operators after the protests.
This is leadership that listens.
The people were overwhelmed by multiple levies.
They spoke.
They protested.
The roads were blocked.
And the governor responded.
That’s not a loss of
I spent the weekend in Cross River, where I went to get a firsthand report on the state’s case for being a littoral state. This is the Surveyor General Patrick Bassey speaking on the alleged fraud that led to Cross River losing its oil wells….