By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Following Federal Government’s directives, the Cross River State Government has shelved its plans of partial resumption of schools in the state on Monday, June 16, 2020. Governor Ben Ayade and Commissioner for Education, Godwin Amanke had last week announced that experimental resumption of schools would commence on June 16 and
By Odey Ojeka The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has lost a Senior Lecturer, Dr. Georgina Ekama Okoli. Dr. Okoli until her death was a teacher in the department of Guidance and Counseling, faculty of education. “She passed away after a brief illness,” says her husband, Pastor Okoli. Maintaining that “the burial details will be made public
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper All public schools in Cross River State will resume June 16 as the State Government plans a special protective measures for children and others. So far the State remains the only State in the county without the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and poised to maintain that standard, the State Government is braising
By Mary Ugbodaga, The Cable The Cross River Government says students in the State should not expect the usual long vacation when schools reopen. Godwin Amanke, Commissioner for Quality Education, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday. According to him, before the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, 70 percent of schools
If education is expensive, ignorance is still more costly… P. B. de La Bruère – 1903 All around continental Africa, most of the countries appear to be in a state of uncertainty as there seems to be some form of identity crisis following the inability to properly define nationalist goals and holistic approaches to achieving
By Archibong Jeremiah The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has accused the State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade of deceit. The party in a press release say they suspect a fraudulent move by the decision to convert the Cross River State Properties Limited (CROSPIL) estate, State Housing to Construction and Fabrication Academy. See
By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appointed Professor Augustine Angba as the Acting Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) to pilot the affairs of the institution for the next three months. Augustine Angba, born on 4th May, 1969 in Uchu Yache, Yala Local Government Area, is a
By Patrick Obia News reaching our newsroom has it that former Head of Department, Mass Communication in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Dr. Ndoma Brown is dead. Multiple sources including close relations, lecturers as well as students confirmed his demise in the late hours of Monday, 4th May, 2020 after a brief illness. The