By Ikwen Atuaka/Iyaka Emmanuel The end of the three weeks old strike of the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) in Federal College of Education, FCE Obudu, may not be soon according to recent findings by CrossRiverWatch. Sources reveal that after three weeks, the management is yet to meet the aggrieved union which embarked
By Aplefe Ojong Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration (DVCA), of the University of Calabar, Professor Zana Akpagu, has commended the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, for the pragmatic steps he has taken in initiating the various programs that will reposition Cross River. The DVCA who gave the commendation recently while speaking to some media men in
By Gabe Inyang Students of the Cross River University of Technology , CRUTECH have urged the management immediately conduct summer examination to enable graduating students who failed some of their courses to re-seat before this years’ October and November NYSC mobilization. The students maintained that the non-inclusion of summer examination in the curriculum of the
By Okwo Kerry A 400 level student in the University of Calabar, UNICAL department of Mathematics and Statistic has been arrested by the Cross River State Command of the Police Special Anti Robbery Squad SARS for allegedly stealing a car. The arrest was made on Thursday 16th July, 2015 at about 2pm by Lemna junction,
By Our Correspondent Cross River Students in tertiary institutions have been told to maximise opportunities provided by the Enterprise Development Center (EDC) Calabar so as to be armed with strategic knowledge and training critical to their wellbeing. Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon John Gaul Lebo gave the charge in Calabar recently
By Iyaka Emmanuel Examinations for the degree program unit of the Federal College of Education (FCE) Obudu has been put on hold following an industrial action by academic staff of the institution. The week old strike CrossRiverWatch gathered is a result of the inability of the institution’s management to meet up with demands of the
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has given guarantee that the House Committee, Chairman on Education, Hon. Itam Abang of Boki 1 State Constituency will sponsor a private member bill that will take care of virtually all the challenges members of Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River governor Benedict Ayade says the University system determines the direction any society heads as it is the fulcrum upon which society is built. Ayade made this known today in his remarks while receiving the governing council of the University of Calabar, UNICAL led by the Chairman Dr.