By Patrick Obia Priscilla Ojong, a 300 level Mass Communication student of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) who was feared missing, has shared a live video on Instagram as proof of life. A viral call to action by social media users, her course mates and well wishers had claimed that she has been
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has directed heads of public schools to publish on notice boards, “approved charges” to be paid by parents and guardians. The move, CrossRiverWatch learnt, is a response to an investigation into the systematic extortion of parents and guardians by this Newspaper with support from the Socio-economic Rights
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A week long intensive coding class organized by TechShack and sponsored by the Teacher Essien Ita Itam Educational Trust has ended in Calabar with attendees charged to apply extensively, the knowledge gathered. Students were tutored on HTML, CSS+ and PHP to “solve everyday problems via technology.” “Do not shelve the knowledge learnt
By Jonathan Ugbal Primary and Secondary schools form the basis in the Nigerian educational system and unfortunately, in Cross River State, public and civil servants have devised a means to enrich themselves via a systemic means of extortion that grows every year. Two boards, the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board and the Cross
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Intensive practical lectures for the TechShack coding class 2 commenced yesterday in Calabar with 20 students sponsored by the Teacher Essien Ita Itam Educational Foundation. “The students are being trained with HTML, CSS+, PHP and Javascript,” a statement signed by one of TechShack’s director, Jonathan Ugbal read. “There will be a follow
By Socrates Mbamalu, Foundation for Investigative Journalism Multi-million-naira projects for which money has already been allocated and withdrawn have been abandoned in Cross River State, BudgIT Tracka is reporting. At Model Government Secondary School, Okpoma, Cross River State, a N15 million project for the construction of a schoolgate has been abandoned. The school, located in
By Agency Reporter University of Calabar (UNICAL) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, the institution’s Alumni leadership has paid a courtesy call to Senator Godswill Akpabio. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Obi and the National leadership of UNICAL Alumni Association has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Niger Delta
By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo It was a cloudy Tuesday morning in the Department of Mass Communication, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Calabar campus as lecturers and students took a procession round the school to mourn departed colleagues. The exercise which began at Mass Communication Department, saw lecturers, students and sympathizers dressed on