All Cross River State services
65 services
Engagement, investment support and documentation help for Cross River indigenes abroad, through CRIDCOM.
Sell food, drinks, crafts or merchandise at Carnival Calabar — Africa’s biggest street party, every December.
The legal title to your land. Apply through the Cross River Geographic Information Agency (CRGIA) — 99-year grant.
Current vacancies and recruitment into the Cross River State civil service.
Fire safety certification issued by the Cross River State Fire Service. Required for petrol stations, hotels, factories and warehouses.
Permits for gravel, sand, clay, cane and other forest produce, issued by the Forestry Commission.
Licence to operate pools betting, lottery, sports betting or gaming machines under the CRS Lottery and Gaming Law 2024.
Stage carriage permit for taxis, buses and trucks carrying passengers or goods for hire.
Licence and grading for hotels, guest houses, lodges and resorts from the Tourism Bureau.
Permit to sell alcohol for takeaway from a shop or supermarket. Collected by your LGA.
Permit to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises — bars, hotels, restaurants, clubs. Collected by your LGA.
Request allocation of a new stall in a state market — Watt, Marian, Uwanse, Esuk Mba, Ikom or Ogoja.
Loans for micro and small enterprises through the Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency, including the ₦500m BOI matching fund.
Permit to erect a signboard or outdoor advert in Cross River State. Starts here, completed by CRISSAA.
Licensed survey of your plot by the Office of the Surveyor-General. Needed for C-of-O and building approval.
The e-TCC proves your taxes are up to date. Required for government contracts, political office screening and many applications.
Permit to cut or prune trees in urban areas. Unauthorized felling attracts fines.
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. Required before construction.
Official grading of cocoa for export or sale, at ₦5,000 per tonne. Required by licensed buying agents.
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.
Standard, out-of-series or fancy number plates issued by the Department of Motor Vehicle Administration.
Use this if your welfare need does not fit the listed aged care, food, education, disability, emergency or livelihood support tracks.
Annual fumigation certificate for food and hospitality premises, tiered by premises size.
Apply for student scholarship, bursary, school materials or education support through the State Scholarship Board.
Request support for widows, orphans, vulnerable households, caregivers or families facing severe hardship.
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).
Join the Cross River State health insurance scheme for subsidised care at accredited hospitals and primary health centres.
Deduct and remit 5–10% WHT on qualifying transactions through the CRIRS e-filing portal.
Employers remit Pay-As-You-Earn deductions monthly through the CRIRS e-filing portal.
Direct assessment for self-employed persons, traders and professionals. File within 90 days of the year starting.
Certifies that you are an indigene of Cross River State. Required for NYSC, federal civil service, scholarships and bursaries.
Register with the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service and get your TIN for tax payments, contracts and bank requirements.
Hire the state stadium in Calabar for tournaments, concerts and large gatherings.
Simplified annual tax for traders, artisans and informal-sector operators whose income is not on record.
Flat annual levy payable by every taxable adult resident of Cross River State.
Annual rent on state land payable by all C-of-O and allocation holders. Avoid the 10% penal rent surcharge.
Monthly or daily dues for traders in Watt, Marian, Uwanse, Esuk Mba and other state markets.
Monthly waste tariff for homes and businesses under the Clean Cross River programme.
Register a new birth. Free within 60 days of birth; fees apply after. Certificate issued by the NPC at the Calabar registration centre.
Register a co-operative, thrift or credit society with the Ministry of Social Welfare and Community Development.
Register the death of a family member at the NPC registration centre. Required before burial in most cases.
Register deeds of assignment, conveyance, mortgage or gift at the lands registry to perfect your title.
Statutory marriages are conducted at the Calabar Municipal Marriage Registry or the Federal Marriage Registry, Calabar.
Register a new nursery, primary or secondary school with the Ministry of Education. Approved schools appear in our public directory.
Annual registration for cocoa exporters (₦250,000) and produce merchants (₦60,000).
Join the state farmer register for extension support, subsidised inputs, grants and intervention programmes.
Pre-qualify to bid for state contracts through the Due Process and Price Intelligence Bureau.
Annual registration for every business operating from a physical premises in Cross River State. ₦10,000 urban, ₦2,000 rural.
Hotels, guest houses, restaurants, bars and travel agents collect 5% on gross bills and remit monthly to CRIRS.
Driver's licences are issued nationally by the FRSC. 3-year or 5-year renewal online.
Annual inspection certificate for private vehicles; six-monthly for commercial vehicles.
Annual vehicle licence for motorcycles, cars, buses and trucks in Cross River State. Issued instantly online.
Report blocked drainage, illegal dumping, a broken public convenience or an unsanitary food stall.
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.
Verify the ownership and encumbrance status of any registered plot before you buy. Remote search delivered by CRGIA.
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.