By Inyali Peter The standard of education in Cross River State will improve measurably if Cross River representatives in the National Assembly invest 10 percent of their constituency allowances in the sector said Eyam Abeng, the president of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Alumni association while briefing newsmen recently in Calabar. “The task to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Government just released a complete list of the 200,000 graduates that have been employed under phase one of the government’s N-Power program. The list of selected/shortlisted candidates in various States of Nigeria and the FCT is now available on the Npower program website. Successful candidates have also been deployed in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Steve Odey has disclosed that the Board would soon commence bio data capturing for all primary school teachers in the state to determine those who are qualified to be on the state pay roll. According to to the SUBEB Chairman,
By Jonathan Ugbal The battle against Pneumonia can be won if preventive and treatment measures are taught to the younger generation in time and the people educated says Cross River Information Commissioner, Rosemary Archibong. “I worked in the hospital for many years and I saw the plight of people, which is primarily ignorance” Archibong said
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a bid to enhance the capacity of officers of the Nigeria Police Force on issues concerning combating terrorism and respect for human rights, a coalition of non-governmental and civil society groups under the aegis of Nigeria Unite Against Terror (NUAT) will hold a 3 day retreat for the force across the
By Ushang Ewa The need to ensure that children of school age to enjoy the right to quality education is key to securing the future says the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu. “We need to keep our children in school because our future as a
By Inyali Peter Cross River Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Patriot Okweche Dominic has donated about hundred dozens of exercise books to pupils of his former school, Community Primary School, Ibiaragidi. Okweche who gained his primary education from the school located in his country home in Ibiaragidi, Bekwarra local government area of the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The University of Calabar has sacked the embattled Bursar of the institution, Mr. Peter Agi who has been having a running battle with the Vice Chancellor of the school, Professor Zana Akpagu. In a letter from the school authority to the Bursar, Council accused him of insurbordination and breach of other substantive