All Cross River State services

50 services

  • Operator permit for bicycles, wheelbarrows, carts and other small non-motorised commercial vehicles.

  • Permit to bury a family member on private or family land outside a designated cemetery.

  • Annual licence for dogs and other regulated pets.

  • Fire safety certification is issued by the Cross River State Fire Service. Required for petrol stations, hotels, factories and warehouses.

  • Permit to sell alcohol for takeaway from a shop or supermarket.

  • Permit to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises — bars, hotels, restaurants, clubs.

  • Request allocation of a new stall in a state-owned market — Watt, Marian, Uwanse, Esuk Mba, Ikom or Ogoja.

  • Permit required to site a new church, mosque or other religious building.

  • Permit to erect a signboard or outdoor advert in Cross River State. Starts here, completed by CRISSAA.

  • Permit to trade on designated state streets. Street trading is restricted to approved zones.

  • Request welfare support for an elderly resident, including care checks, mobility support, food assistance or referral to local support programmes.

  • Building plan approval in Cross River State is processed by the Ministry of Lands with CRGIA. Starts here, completed by the ministry.

  • Request assistive support, referral, welfare inclusion or targeted assistance for a person living with disability.

  • Request urgent relief after fire, flood, building damage, displacement, bereavement or other household emergency.

  • Register a vulnerable household for food supplies, palliative distribution or temporary household relief.

  • Apply for trader support, youth empowerment, small tools, skills support or livelihood intervention programmes.

  • Use this if your welfare need does not fit the listed aged care, food, health, education, disability, emergency or livelihood support tracks.

  • Apply for student scholarship, bursary, school materials or education support for a child or young person.

  • Request support for widows, orphans, vulnerable households, caregivers or families facing severe hardship.

  • Formally name a street in Cross River State. Requires a residents' petition and newspaper notice.

  • Book a state-owned hall or civic venue for a meeting, wedding or community event.

  • Look up any private nursery, primary or secondary school in Cross River State. See its approval status, LGA, type, and certificate reference. No sign-in required.

  • Write to the liaison officer representing your LGA on a matter of public interest.

  • Free admission into state public primary schools, administered with the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

  • Permit required to transport a deceased person from the place of death to the place of burial.

  • Certifies that you are an indigene of Cross River State. Required for NYSC, federal civil service and scholarships.

  • Permit to close part of a public road for a wedding, funeral or other large gathering.

  • Daily levy paid by commercial drivers using state motor parks such as IBB Way, Stadium and Bedwell Street.

  • Annual ground rent and right-of-occupancy fee for landholders within Cross River State.

  • Per-animal fee for butchers using state abattoirs and slaughter slabs.

  • Pay a wrong-parking notice issued by state traffic officers and recover your vehicle.

  • Annual tax for cattle farmers keeping herds in the state.

  • Flat annual levy on residents of Cross River State, administered by CRIRS.

  • Annual charge on land and property in Cross River State, administered by the Ministry of Lands through CRGIA.

  • Monthly or daily dues for traders in Watt, Marian, Uwanse, Esuk Mba and other state markets.

  • Monthly or annual fee for refuse collection at your home or business address.

  • Annual rate payable by anyone operating a lock-up shop, kiosk or container in Cross River State.

  • Register a new birth. Free within 60 days of birth; fees apply after. Certificate issued by the NPC at the Calabar registration centre.

  • Register an active construction project with the state. Required alongside building plan approval.

  • Register a customary marriage at the state marriage registry in Calabar.

  • Register the death of a family member at the NPC registration centre. Required before burial in most cases.

  • Register a new nursery, primary or secondary school. The Ministry of Education reviews the application with SUBEB on your behalf. Approved schools appear in our public directory.

  • Business premises registration in Cross River State is handled by the Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau. Lock-up shops and kiosks are exempt and pay the shops and kiosks rate instead.

  • Vehicle licensing is handled by CRIRS and the Cross River State Ministry of Transportation.

  • Report blocked drainage, illegal dumping, a broken public convenience or an unsanitary food stall.

  • Tell us about a broken streetlight, pothole, flooded drain or damaged public asset.

  • Tell us about a pothole, broken streetlight, illegal dumping, abandoned vehicle, damaged public property or any other issue that needs attention in Cross River State.

  • State acknowledgement of a change of name. Must be supported by a court affidavit and newspaper publication.

  • Ask the state to carry out road repairs, drainage works, streetlight installation, borehole sinking, bush clearing or other public works in your area.

  • Request state health outreach, screening, immunisation support, medical referral or community health assistance.