By Patrick Obia An unidentified final year student in the faculty of Engineering, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar Campus, was gunned down on the University’s by a rival group. The incident which took place at about 3:09pm, Thursday 3rd October, 2019, in front of the Students Union Government Secretariat, inside the varsity premises with
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly is considering a bill to change the State owned technology University to a conventional institution. The bill seeks to change the name from Cross River University of Technology to Cross River University. The disclosure was made by the Speaker Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams when he
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Iluji, Ondo state, Mr. Odey Ochihca has donated 3 million naira to the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) alumni association. The donation, which was sent to the project account of the association is part of his support for the ongoing Alumni centre
By Patrick Obia Students residing in the female hostels and environs in Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Calabar Campus, were thrown into shock with a lifeless body found close to Hall 2 in the varsity. The lifeless body identified as Mr. Godwin and popularly known by many as “Mourinho”, sells stationeries in front of
By Philip Agba The Odukpani Leadership Academy, a nongovernmental organisation on Tuesday donated learning materials worth hundreds of thousands to schools in that local government area as well as Internally Displaced Persons camps. The aim of the campaign is to ensure that indigenes of Odukpani embrace education as a catalyst for development said the Chairman
By Ololo Kevin and Patrick Obia It was a solemn Monday as the students of Mass Communication, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) turn out in their numbers to mourn the demise of their Lecturer, Mr. Vincent Mogu. The procession which took off from the department enroute to the school gate and back to the
By Inyali Peter The immediate past Secretary of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) University of Calabar (UNICAL) branch, Dr. Edor John has emerged the new branch’s Chairman. Announcing the results, the Electoral Committee Chairman, Prof. Isreal Worugji supported by his Secretary, Dr. James Okpiliya said Edor scored a total of 421 votes to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Professor of Law at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Prof. Emeka Uhuka has been demoted from the rank of a Professor to the position of Graduate Assistant. Uhuka’s demotion followed the recommendation of a Committee set up by the school; Academic Fraud Investigation Committee (AFIC) which recommended that the