By Jonathan Ugbal The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, is set to establish a National Register against Hate Speech to promote normative principles and frameworks for the 2023 general elections. NHRC is also working towards verifying and scrutinizing all national laws to ensure compliance with international human rights standards. The Executive Secretary of the Commission,
By Patrick Obia Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), now University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) will on Friday, October 21, 2022 resume academic activities after eight months of shutdown due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. ASUU had on February 14, 2022, declared a “total and comprehensive” strike and subsequently in
By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River has mandated operators/owners of private schools in the State to pay a fee of N20,000 for re-accreditation – N5,000 for form while N15,000 as a fee. The directive which was contained in a circular with reference number MOE/QAD/1779/VOL.1, signed by Elder Emmanuel Agbor, Director/HOD Quality Assurance, on
By Agence France-Presse, AFP French cement giant Lafarge SA will pay a $778 million fine after pleading guilty to providing material support to Islamic State and other terror groups during the Syrian civil war, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday. Lafarge acknowledged it paid millions of euros to middlemen to keep its Syrian cement
By QueenEsther Iroanusi, Premium Times Only 11 of Nigeria’s 36 state legislatures have considered and voted on the 44 constitution amendment bills passed by the National Assembly earlier in the year. The States whose houses of assembly have voted on the bills are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Edo, Kaduna, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, and Osun
By Ogar Monday Cross River State health authorities have confirmed the detection of 35 measles cases at the Ogoja Refugee Camp in Adagom. It further assured that the State has set in motion plans to vaccinate at least 700,000 children against the virus across the State. Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director-General of the State Primary Healthcare
By Patrick Obia Three Cross Riverians – Miracle Usani, Immaculata Offiong, and Edidiong Etim who are playing at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 have helped the Flamingos of Nigeria to book their place into the quarter-finals. The trio have been in scintillating form for the Nigeria women’s side and have garnered
By Mary Bassey The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has extended a warm welcome to students after eight months strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had on February 14, 2022, declared “total and comprehensive” strike and subsequently in August, an indefinite strike over the Federal Government’s