By Bright Daniel and Louisa Kejie The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Calabar Zone, has threatened to embark on a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike across state-owned universities in Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi and Cross River States over the failure of their respective governments to implement the Federal Government/ASUU 2025 Agreement. Addressing journalists at
By Godwin Ajom Frustrated by what is described as years of neglect by the Cross River State Government, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikom Branch, in collaboration with the Cross River State Judiciary, has adopted a community-driven funding approach to rehabilitate deteriorating judicial infrastructure in the state. The initiative resulted in the renovation of High
By Rejoice Ettah The Cross River State Commissioner of Police CP Rashid B. Afegbua, has certified 712 newly trained Corporals and Constables following the successful completion of an intensive Musketry and Weapons Handling Training Program at the 11 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron, Calabar. The training, conducted in three batches from 1st to 19th June,
In recent weeks, the word “Olodo” has dominated conversations across Nigerian social media. It is used to describe people perceived as lacking basic knowledge. While the memes and jokes generate laughter, they also expose a much deeper and more troubling reality: Nigeria is not suffering from an “Olodo” epidemic; it is suffering from a systemic
By Sylvia Akpan The Government of Cross River State has flagged off the South-South Zonal Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Program (FISP), with the distribution of 80,640 bags of NPK fertilizer to 20,160 registered smallholder farmers across the South-South region. Governor Bassey Otu represented by the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly,
By Christopher Iyang The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), trains and equips Crowd Sourcing Network on crucial capacity-building workshop aimed at responding to a fundamental gap in the protection of Internally Displaced Persons (DPs) / Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs) across the seven project States
I sought the permission of a long time male friend of mine and comrade, who is a staunch supporter of ‘feminism’ to share my thoughts on a conversation both of us have been having on the phone about this teething topic. He keeps asking me, Jalingo, all the years I have known you, (actually close
By Patrick Obia The Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), a leading non-profit organization committed to protecting, promoting and safeguarding the rights and welfare of children and vulnerable women in Cross River State and the Niger Delta, has wrapped up a two-day stakeholders’ forum on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention, referral pathways, community response, and women’s leadership.