By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly in a plenary, has adopted a motion calling on the State Government through the Ministry of Education to ban any form of fee increment in schools across the state. The motion states that, “any new charges that was not introduced/communicated to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has officially resumed duty after a three-week vacation that took effect on March 11th, 2025. The first assignment of the Governor upon resumption is the national assignment entrusted to him as the Chairman of the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Anambra
By Favour Adinya The Management of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) in the agreement with the Students Union Government (SUG) has suspended its examinations after students’ peaceful protest. Some aggrieved students of the varsity had on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 protested the school management “No fees, no exams” policy. The students who disrupted
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Irrigation and Dams Authority Bill 2025 has been read the second time on the floor of the State House of Assembly. The bill has been subsequently referred to the joint Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources for further legislative procedures. The Lead Sponsor and
He was eventually removed and taken in a minibus to the Asi Ukpo Diagnostic Center which is less than 500 meters away, while the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Nigerian Police Force have cordoned off the scene.
By Favour Adinya Aggrieved students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) on Thursday April 3rd, 2025 staged a peaceful protest over the management’s “No Fees, No Exams” policy. The school management had on resumption from its week’s break issued a short notice for no fees, no examination for students who had a few
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Secretary General of the Faculty of Arts Students Association, University of Calabar (FASA UCC), Comrade Alicia Johnson, has urged students at all levels to find their unique voices and use it effectively to drive a positive change in the society. Alicia gave the charge a few days ago at the FASA
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, has said the force acknowledges the publics growing concern regarding the tragic events surrounding Mr. Charles Mkpang Ene and the subsequent actions of Inspector Effiong, as widely discussed on various social media platforms. The Command gave the concern in press release issued