By Sylvia Akpan In a bid to promote educational excellence for the 2025/2026 academic year, the Teacher Esien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund has awarded scholarships across the Cross River South Senatorial District. The Teacher Essien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund was established in 2014 by the late Barr. Temitope Ekpenyong Ita in honor of
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has hailed the formal return of the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort to the state government as “a battle fought and won for all Cross Riverians,” marking what he called a new dawn for the state’s economy. Speaking at the
By Favour Adinya Political party, the African Action Congress (AAC) has elected new executives in Cross River State. The election, which was held under the supervision of the Congress Planning Committee (CPC) chaired by Engr. Segun Damilare and monitored by the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, saw emergence of new executives that will pilot
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has summoned the Commissioner for Education, Sen. Stephen Odey, the Accountant General,Dr. (Mrs.) Glory Tony Effiong, the Auditor General, Mrs. Anne Essessien, and heads of agencies under the education cluster to appear before it and explain the non-implementation of teachers’ promotions across the State. The
By Kelvin Ololo And Favour Adinya The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has entered a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Zhenjiang College, China, and Soho-Skyrun Group, aimed at fostering academic collaboration, research partnerships and industrial training opportunities. The agreement was signed in the presence of top government officials, members of the UNICROSS Management
By Kelvin Ololo Secondary school students in Cross River State have been cautioned against drug abuse and other social vices capable of jeopardizing their future aspirations. The warning came during the flag-off of the Southern Senatorial District Secondary Schools Educational Orientation Summit, held at Government Secondary School, Barracks Road, Calabar. Delivering Governor Bassey Otu’s message,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An Alumnus of the University of Cross River State (formerly known as Cross River University of Technology), Mr. Henry O. Edet continues to make international waves in the field of computational chemistry, where his cutting-edge research promises new tools in the fight against harmful environmental gases. Mr. Edet has published over 15 peer-reviewed
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has commenced a comprehensive digital literacy and capacity-building program designed to transform its civil service into a fully paperless, technology-driven workforce by the end of next year. The initiative, known as the Civil Service Technology Empowerment for Capacity and High Performance (CIVTECH) program, was