by crossriverwatch admin As expected, the Annual Senator Victor Ndoma Egba Scholarship Scheme today distributed 73million Naira to indigent students selected from Cross River Central Senatorial District with a promise that beneficiaries who do well in their academic pursuit are guaranteed employment after their one year youth service. The promise to get jobs for beneficiaries
by crossriverwatch admin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke has advocated the use of well researched herbal medicine to serve as better alternatives for curing nervous systems complications and other ailments in the African society. Speaking at the College of Medical Science lecture organized by the University, in Calabar, the
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Professor Offiong Offiong has threatened to close down any school found to be breaching the hygiene policies of the State especially ‘in this era of Ebola’. He handed down the threat while speaking during a stakeholders meeting with teachers, parents and proprietors of private schools at
by crossriverwatch admin Baring any change of mind, the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN is set to award another set of scholarships to students from Cross River Central Senatorial District who met the required guidelines on Monday 15th Sept 2014. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the event which is expected to commence at 10 a.m.
by crossriverwatch admin No fewer than five hundred teachers from Southern Cross River are currently undergoing awareness and sensitization training on the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as primary and secondary schools students get set to resume. The training workshop which held in Calabar recently witnessed a large turnout of teachers, parents and proprietors of
by Akpet Obaji The Country Director, Stepping Stones Nigeria, SSN, an NGO working in Calabar, Mr. Ian Harvey has disclosed to CrossRiverWatch that the Cross River State government has been of great support to his organization in their quest to bring education to vulnerable children in the state. Mr. Ian made the disclosure after his
by crossriverwatch admin It is not in doubt, the role that education plays as a catalyst for economic transformation and socio –political advancement; therefore, the need for any government to beam its’ focus on repositioning the sector cannot be over emphasized. From the basic formative level, which is the primary, through to the secondary stage
by crossriverwatch admin All is now set for the resumption of academic activities at the Institute of Technology and Management, ITM in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government in Cross River State, CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively report. The school had already conducted its first admission tests which held in Calabar and Lagos late last year. The initial date