Peter Inyali The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has pledged to build a 5 Megawatts solar power plant in the University of Calabar, (UNICAL) Calabar. The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Barnhard Schlagheck disclosed this on Monday in Calabar during a courtesy call on the university Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu. Schlagheck noted
By Jonathan Ugbal A pan-African organization, the Neo Black Movement (NBM) has donated items worth millions of Naira to boost education, the health sector and crime fighting in Cross River State. These formed part of activities to mark its 40th anniversary and 39th annual convention and 13th annual lecture of the organization which held in
By Jonathan Ugbal The Management of the Cross River University of Technology has announced the resumption of academic activities barely 24 hours after a protest by some students had led to the shutdown of the institution, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Students had on Monday protested management’s decision to prevent those owing more than a semester school
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Youth Service Corps has relocated the venue of the orientation camp for corps members who just got their call up letters. A statement from the corps obtained by CrossRiverWatch says: “This is to inform all prospective Corps members deployed to Cross River State in the 2017 Batch ‘A’ (Stream One)
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigeria Police, Cross River State Command have detained a social commentator Mr. Joseph Odok for allegedly housing dangerous weapons. According to Odok who spoke to CrossRiverWatch, ‘I am being kept in police custody over allegations that I am housing dangerous weapons in my Calabar residence. “The Police went and
By Ushang Ewa The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Zana Akpagu has been knighted. Zana, a member of the Roman Catholic Church last weekend became a Knight of Saint Mulumba following the completion of the initiation rites as stipulated in the constitution of the order. He was decorated at the St. Bernard
The death of Ntol Aruku Odey Aruku, the Ntol Atol of Nkim land, comprising Agboja (Ogboja), Ishiborr, Ndok, Adagom and Nkimkol, in November 2014 threw to the open a hot debate and unease that has been simmering for a long time now: where should the next king come from? Agboja or Ishiborr? Today, Agboja has
By Inyali Peter The Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Nigeria (COCSGIN) and an anti-corruption crusader, National Youths For Good governance (NYFGG) have slamed the Egalitarian Movement for All (EMA) for calling for the probe of the Vice Chancellors of two Nigerian Universities without establishing any corruption cases against them. Professor Zana Akpagu of the