By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal College of Education, Obudu has matriculated 1,110 fresh students in her 38th NCE matriculation ceremony for the 2020/2021 academic session. While welcoming the students, their parents, guardians and staff that graced the occasion in their numbers, the Acting Provost, Alhaji Ladan Chado noted that the prolonged closure of the school affected
By Channels TV The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged a dean in the University of Calabar, Prof. Francisca Ime Bassey, to court over her alleged involvement in a contract fraud of ₦20.6 million. Prof. Bassey, who is the Dean and Director of the Pre-Degree Program of the university, was
By CrossRiverWatch Admin. A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) lodge in Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday was gutted by fire. The lodge belonging to the Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF), Cross River State Chapter located at Akiba street, Ikot Ansa, Calabar Municipality was completely razed down by the unknown fire at the wee hours
By Osang Virtuos, The Epistle Kedei, Iwara Ibiang has now gone missing for 5 days. Iwara, 20, a 200 level student of the Department of Agricultural Extension/Rural Sociology of the University of Calabar was last seen on August 11, 2021. And, the Cross River State Police command declared him missing 2 days later on August
By Sylvia Felix The University of Cross River State last week unveiled it’s new logo, vision and mission statements months after Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade assented to the bill seeking for its name change on February 15, 2021. Sponsored by the leader of the ninth Assembly, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja) the bill sought to
By Sylvia Felix Regional examinations body, the West African Examination Council (WAEC), on Tuesday reopened its office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after nearly ten months of being shut. The Calabar branch of the examination body was raided and touched in the widespread arson in Calabar on October 23rd and 24th 2021. The
By Victoria Effiong The Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo has appointed Nigeria’s minister for state, power, Prince Goddy Jedy Agba as the Chairman 9f it’s Board of Trustees. The appointment was conveyed in a letter to the Obudu born prince by the Chancellor of the Varsity, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong which said Agba’s appointment was after
By Patrick Obia The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has lamented what it described as “obnoxious and abhorrable” acts of sorting, extortions and sexual harassments going on in the institution by lecturers. Sorting refers to payments for grades. And, following widespread claims that students are relying on sorting to pass while lecturers extort monies