By Sylvia Akpan Healthcare delivery at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Calabar, has been brought to a halt as the institution joins the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and its affiliate bodies. The shutdown, which took effect from midnight on November 14, has suspended all routine clinical activities, leaving
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The John Owan Enoh Foundation for Diabetes (JOE Foundation for Diabetes) has marked the World Diabetes Day with a comprehensive free medical outreach in Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State, offering residents access to essential health services at no cost. The exercise, led by the foundation’s Program Officer, Mrs. Nyce
By TheInvestigator The Cross River State Government, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWATSSA) and the Ministry of Water Resources, in collaboration with Self Help Africa (SHA), is set to convene a Stakeholders’ Meeting under the WASH System for Health (WS4H) Program on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the Obubra Local Government Council
By Kelvin Ololo The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted full accreditation to the Cross River State College of Nursing Science, Obudu. Oficially approving the commencement of its academic programmes. The approval was contained in a letter signed by the Director, Nursing and Health Sciences Programs Department, Samala Tanko, for the Executive Secretary
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has called on the state government to urgently commence the rehabilitation of the Ikang Jetty in Bakassi Local Government Area, emphasizing its critical role in facilitating trade, transportation, and boosting economic activities in the area. The motion, moved by the Member representing Bakassi State Constituency,
By Kelvin Ololo A gruesome scene has unfolded along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, Cross River State capital, where the decomposing body of an unidentified young man has lain for five days. The body, CrossRiverWatch gathered that is allegedly a victim of jungle justice, was dumped in front of the National Youth Service Corps
Established decades ago, as a School of Basic Midwifery and on August 15th 2023, was elevated to a College of Nursing Sciences by Governor Otu, receiving interim accreditation from the Nursing Council and the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, to award certificates in Basic Nursing, Basic Midwifery, Community Midwifery, Post Basic Nursing as well
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has presented 32-seater buses, one each, to the Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences in Itigidi, Calabar, and Ogoja, a move he described as part of his administration’s investment in preventive health and training of the next generation of healthcare