By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River governor, Ben Ayade has announced that the state’s scholarship program will begin by March this year. The governor also announced the appointment of 21 youth liaison officers into his cabinet which has come under criticism for its size. Ayade who disclosed this while addressing youths from the
By Our Reporter The Cross River State correspondent of National Mirror Newspaper, Richard Ndoma has charged young journalists to report facts as they are and avoid been opinionated in their reportage in order to excel. Richard who stated this Saturday, at the 7th edition of the CrossRiverWatch capacity building and training workshop for budding journalists
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Wipe A Tear Today Initiative, a non governmental organization has awarded scholarships to 20 pupils in Obudu local government area of Cross River State. The organization also paid the current and outstanding hospital bills of several patients at the Sacred Heart Hospital Obudu. Over 20 secondary school students from villages in Ipong
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has been conferred with the Award of Excellence by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for his leadership and foresight in improving the life of the people of the state. Presenting the award, the Executive Director Center for Peace and President/CEO of
By Our Correspondent The ongoing personnel audit conducted by the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRS-SUBEB), is revealing another malaise that is bedevilling the sector in the state. During the personnel audit of teaching and non-teaching staff of Yala and Ogoja, Local Government Education Authorities (LGEA’s) it was observed that a teacher in
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of Cross River the State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has felicitated with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Zana Akpagu on his elevation to the position of Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Hon. Lebo made the remark recently in Calabar during the
Ogar Monday/Chiamaka Ofodum “The public school system in Nigeria has collapsed”. The assertion was made by Professor Hogan Ekpo while giving his opening speech at the 17th Bassey Andah Memorial lecture held at the Transcorp hotel in Calabar recently. “The most embarrassing of it all is that it is worse in the primary level. If
