by crossriverwatch admin The Joint Action Front, a socio political pressure group began their South South zonal rallies to create awareness amongst citizens on the insensitivity of the Nigerian government to the crises of the educational sector. Beginning with the Save Public Education protests which had earlier taken place in Lagos, the train moved to
by crossriverwatch admin In line with vision of the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Dikko Abubakar on sports development, the Cross River State Police Commissioner has restated the commitment of the command to revive sporting events and facilities in police schools just as he promised to renew the spirit of the command’s officers and men
by crossriverwatch admin Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Larry Odey has joined other well meaning Nigerians calling on the federal government to heed to the agreement entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Speaking with newsmen in Calabar recently, the speaker said the continuous stay at
by crossriverwatch admin Conflict is currently rocking the National Association of Cross River State Students, NACRISS, as a section of the students are protesting the names of those announced as winners of the election conducted into the association’s executives on Wednesday in Calabar. One of the aggrieved presidential candidates who led the protesting students, Mr.
by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River state government has launched the first Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator Incubation Center (IDEA) in the south-south geopolitical zone of the country. The ICT Center, a $260 billion industry is targeted at diversifying the nation’s economy from an oil driven one to a private sector led one, thereby boosting
by crossriverwatch admin The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)not to end the ongoing strike if the federal government is not ready to shift ground on its agreement it signed with the Union in 2009. Cross River State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Njom Nyambi stated this during an
by crossriverwatch admin Some blocks of class rooms at the Presbyterian Church Primary School Ediba, renovated by Airtel Nigeria, under its “adopt a school” program have been delivered to Ediba community and commissioned by the Cross River State Government. The commissioning was performed by the State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Offiong Offiong who described the
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke yesterday performed the ground breaking for the construction of the new Institute of Technology and Management in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government. The Institute, which is to be run by the Highbury College, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, will commence academic programs in October, the Governor disclosed. The