By Aplefe Ojong The Provost, Cross River State College of Education, Awi in Akamkpa, Dr. James Bassey Ejue has said that the greatest problem confronting the Nigerian educational system is the social virus called “sorting” which is now prevalent in institutions of higher learning across the country. Dr. Ejue who stated this while speaking with
By Our Correspondent The newly established Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) by the Cross River State Government today matriculated its first set of students. The Institute, situated in Ugep, and modeled after Highbury College, Portsmouth, is managed by the United Kingdom Institute. At the moment it offers courses in Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Information
By crossriverwatch admin The Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Akpabuyo, has emerged the overall best performing school in the 2014 National Examination Council, (NECO) in Cross River State. The feat has already provided the two best students with scholarships and medals from Learn Africa Development Foundation to further their studies. Attaining the status of best secondary
By Aplefe Ojong The immediate past Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Calabar Branch, Dr. James Okpiliya, says his greatest successes were in the area of providing holistic welfare packages to deserving ASUU-UNICAL members. Speaking to newsmen in his office, the former ASUU-UNICAL chairman disclosed that his administration took a
By Aplefe Ojong The Information Officer, University of Calabar, Mr. Effiong Eyo, has been attacked by unknown gun men suspected to be either armed robbers or hired assassins. Competent sources informed CrossRiverWatch that the UNICAL Information Officer was attacked at his house by the unknown gun men in the morning of Friday, and is currently
By Jonathan Ugbal and Oqua Etim Cross River State has once again emerged overall champion at the National School Sports Festival which was hosted by the Benue State government in Otukpo Local Government Area, making it 4 times champion back-to-back since the 4th edition in 2011. With team Cross River State finishing first at the
By Elijah Ugani The Students’ Union Government (SUG), of the Federal College of Education, FCE Obudu have finally elected a new Executive after seven years of ban by the then Governing Council headed by Chief Linus Okom, (Ada Bekwarra) in 2007. The ban followed the riot that erupted then in the school and was blamed
By: Aplefe Ojong Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University, Calabar Branch have elected a new Executive headed by Dr. Tony E. Eyang to pilot the affairs of the Union for the next two years. A free and fair elections held at the Chinua Achebe New Art Theatre, UNICAL, recently, saw Dr.