By Mary Bassey Associate Professor Jacob Agba of the Faculty of Communication Technology, Department of Mass Communication, University of Cross River State has been promoted to a professor as he celebrates 22 years of marital journey. At the 108th regular meeting held in the Calabar campus of the institution, sixteen lecturers also were promoted to
By Richard Ndoma, Leadership Newspaper Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has begun the execution of 32 new projects in public schools across the three senatorial districts of the State. The State SUBEB Chairman, Senator Stephen Odey, disclosed this in Calabar on Thursday during an interaction with journalists. Odey stated that the projects
By Patrick Obia At least five hundred (500) students in the Cross River Southern senatorial district have benefited from the Teacher Esien Ita Education Trust Fund scholarship. This was disclosed during the presentation of cheques by the benefactor – Ekpenyong Esien Ita to students and teachers of various schools in Calabar. In his address shortly
By Patrick Obia Currently, the main gate of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus has been shut down by students protesting insecurity in the campus. Armed robbers in the wee hours of Saturday 19 November 2022 invaded female hostels, and made away with students’ phones, laptops, cooking utensils, and other valuables in
By Patrick Obia The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) says they will tighten security in the institution haven “received classified intelligence report indicating imminent terror attack on staff and students.” In a memo with reference number UC/REG/CIR/68 signed by the registrar, Gabriel Egbe noted that “any moment from now, there would be heightened
By Joseph Erunke, Vanguard Newspaper THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, ended its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting late Monday (yesterday), with a resolution not to embark on another strike action over the payment of half salaries to members by the Federal Government. However, the union, according to Vanguard source, resolved to wait for
By Mary Bassey The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Benedict Ayade has approved the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff for the Smart School established by the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, located at Kakum in Obudu Local Government Area of the State. Smart School is said to have been established by UBEC with
By Patrick Obia Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), now University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) will on Friday, October 21, 2022 resume academic activities after eight months of shutdown due to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. ASUU had on February 14, 2022, declared a “total and comprehensive” strike and subsequently in