By Jeremiah Archibong Cross Riverians and Nigerians at large have been urged to embrace distance learning as a panacea to bridging the gap already created by over population and queuing behind regular institutions. The charge was made jointly by Dr. Etim Okon of the Department of Religion and Cultural Studies and Dr. Mike Okom of
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke has told CrossRiverWatch that he has personally requested for and has seen the certificate of Hon. Jarigbe Agom, member representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives and the certificate was genuinely issued to him after he graduated from
By Ushang Ewa The air of uncertainty over the actual commencement of examinations in the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) has thickened as the date proposed by the Vice Chancellor Professor Owan Enoh passed by yesterday without the exams holding. CrossRiverWatch earlier reported that the last Academic Staff Union congress held on Wednesday failed
Following JAMB directive for admission into Tertiary Institutions for 2015/2016 Academic Session, the University of Calabar, called on candidates who chose the institution as their first choice in the 2015 UTME exams, and meet the required cut-off point for various Departments in the institutions. The Exam Governing Body (JAMB), also introduced a policy which increased
By Jeremiah Archibong The emeritus President of National Association of Cross River State Students, Cross River State College of Education Awi, Akamkpa chapter (NACRISS-CRSCOEA), Paul Ojie has become the first President in the history of the union to leave behind money in the treasury of the union for his successor. Paul disclosed that a total
By Jonathan Ugbal Six graduating students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) have designed and fabricated a single rotor helicopter. The students Johnson Wonah, Ide Okokon, Nwadike Okechukwu, Princeton Tabontdip, Eteng Eteng and Agba Denis designed and fabricated the engineering piece as their practical project work which is
By Ushang Ewa The first semester examinations of the 2014/2015 session in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) may yet again be postponed as the institution’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) failed to resolve teething issues between them and management. ASUU met earlier today to resolve whether to continue their hunger
The University of Calabar is one academic environment that was known all over Nigeria for notoriety. It was a breeding ground of cultists and cultism, academic dropouts and half baked graduates. Academic excellence was not in the agenda. Massive academic corruption from every angle, high scale rackets in examination scores, upgrading, and outright sorting from