By Olalekan Adetayo, Wale Oyewale, Olufemi Olaniyi, Ada Wodu, Edward Nnachi, Tony Okafor, Abiodun Nejo, Matthew Ochei and Daniels Igoni – The Punch Newspaper South-West States ready for WASSCE, propose August 3 for SSS3 resumption It’s not safe for schools to resume yet, Federal Government insists WAEC consulting other West African countries on WASSCE date
By Patrick Obia The remains of late Dr. Georgina Ekama Okoli, who was called to yonder on June 12, 2020 after a brief illness is set to lay to rest in her home town, Ukpah, Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State. Burial arrangements as disclosed by the family sees the opening of praise
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Leave or stay – Commissioner for Education The Cross River State Commissioner for Education Mr. Godwin Amanke in an ongoing meeting with stakeholders in College of Health Technology Auditorium, Calabar, asked a pressman covering the event to take a walk as the State doesn’t want to be misquoted. The Commissioner, before making
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chairman, Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has dismissed claims that he was dismissed from the services of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and therefore not qualified to contest for the position of Senator in the Cross River North Senatorial bye-election. Dr. Odey who spoke with some
By Archibong Jeremiah The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited 15 courses in Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River State. The accreditation status was communicated to the first private university in Cross River State in a letter dated 19 March, 2020. Thirteen (13) courses received full accreditation status while two others got interim. The Vice
The University of Calabar (fondly called UNICAL) was first established as the Calabar campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). It was in 1975 that the Federal Military Government announced Unical as a full-fledged academic institution. On that note, the university started operating as an autonomous institution without affiliation to UNN. Unical is ranked
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