By CrossRiverWatch Admin Professor Florence Obi has assumed office as the 11th Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Calabar. Professor Obi emerged VC elect on September 10, 2020 beating 12 other contestants. A professor of special needs education, She is the first female VC of the institution since its establishment 45 years
By Ushang Ewa Amidst fears that there may be a surge in the number of out of school children due to harsh economic realities occasioned by the SARS-CoV-2, 50 students from 10 different secondary schools in Cross River State are set to benefit from a scholarship scheme. The students, according to the Teacher Essien Ita
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barring any hitches and in a bid to entrench professionalism as well as teach new media trends in a world combating yellow journalism and fake news, an Institute of Online Journalism (IOJ) will kick off in January 2021 says the Vice Chancellor of the Arthur Jarvis University, Professor Ani Nkang, Thursday in
By Patrick Obia National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has urged the Federal Government to waive out two academic session school fees for students. Members of NANS and the Students Union Government Presidents Forum in Cross River State, James Ogbe, made the call while speaking as a guest on Hit 95.9 FM regular Sunday program,
By Jonathan Ugbal Barring any last minute change, the governing council of the Cross River University of Technology will announce a Vice Chancellor (VC) elect today. This will be 20 months and four acting VCs after the expiration of the tenure of the last substantive VC, Professor Anthony Owan-Enoh on February 28, 2019. Below is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has pleaded with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to shelve the plan to relocate its Calabar office to neighboring Akwa Ibom State. The examinations body had in a statement earlier on Tuesday said since its office was razed on October 24, 2020 hence the
By Patrick Obia The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has relocated its branch in Calabar, the Cross River State capital to neighboring Akwa Ibom State. This is “as a result of the vandalisation, looting and burning down of the WAEC Branch Office, Calabar by hoodlums on Saturday, October 24, 2020,” read a statement issued by
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom has it that, the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has approved the immediate employment of 20, 000 persons. The employment according to a circular by Ayade’s aid, Ekeng Inyang said the employment is into the State and Local Government Civil Service. The circular also said the