By Grace Orok Calabar: Stakeholders have begun the development of a policy document as a panacea to tackle gender issues in Nigeria. The stakeholders drawn from several nongovernmental organizations and government parastatals are currently meeting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Friday where the Special Adviser of gender development to Governor Ben Ayade
By Our Reporter An Appeal Court sitting in Calabar has dismissed the case between ex-bursar of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mr. Peter Agi and the institution. Agi had appealed the judgment of the Calabar division of the National Industrial Court which upheld his November 3, 2016 sack by the Varsity. It is unclear if
By Jonathan Ugbal The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V has called for Nigeria to retrace her steps back to agriculture. The grand patriarch of the Efik kingdom stated this last weekend during the 23, 24 and 25 combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) where he was
By Ushang Ewa An egg seller whose name was simply given as Asuquo was on Friday shot and allegedly strangled by two men at the Calabar main campus of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH). Asuquo resided at a community close to the Varsity’s staff quarters. He sold eggs to businesses nearby in the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River Government has announced that it will commence investigation into the alleged ordering of a student of Edgerley memorial girls secondary school in Calabar, the state capital by a Green Sheriff personnel to pack refuse after littering the street. This was contained in statement signed by the spokesperson to Governor
By Ogar Monday The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has organized a one day capacity building workshop for members. The training which was held at Adsuit Hotels Calabar focused on the theme; Online Journalism: Skills and Ethics. Speaking as one of the resource persons, the Cross River State Commissioner for Information and Orientation,
By Philip Agba
By Ushang Ewa The Federal College of Education Obudu (FCEOB) has suspended its Bursar, Mr. Sixtus Ushie for alleged theft of NGN125 million from the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, salary account of the college. The Governing Council of the institution after its sitting on September 29 directed Mr. Sixtus to proceed on