By Jonathan Ugbal An unidentified man escaped death yesterday after been subjected to bouts of electric shock at Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH. The man who was contacted by undisclosed staff resident in the institutions staff quarters to scale the electric pole and effect repairs following the blackout experienced in the past two weeks
By Archibong Jeremiah The new Commissioner of Police, Cross River State Command Mr. Henry Fadairo has disclosed that men of his command on Thursday, penultimate week, intercepted 8 dynamites in Calabar. The Commissioner made this disclosure while playing host to executive members of Drivers Association of Cross River State, DACRS in his Calabar office and
By Raymond Ekemini The students union government executive of the University of Calabar, led by the President, Mr.Ajang Emmanuel has presented the 2014 SUG budget to the SUG Senate. The budget tagged BUDGET OF DEVELOPMENT has a total of over 53 million naira. Capital projects in the expenditure plan will gulf a paltry
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Navy says it’s commitment to support education as part of President Jonathan Transformation Agenda will continue to be part of its cardinal objectives. Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Jibrin Usman stated this when he commissioned a multipurpose hall built for Navy Secondary School, Akpabuyo,Calabar. Usman said the Nigerian Navy
By Kanu Ajah The Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa, CRSCOEA recently organized a one day sensitization program for its 2014/2015 academic session new intakes referred to as fresher’s. The provost of the college, Dr. James Ejue Bassey after welcoming the freshers enjoined them to be studious and make the notice board their companion
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