By Sylvia Felix The University of Cross River State last week unveiled it’s new logo, vision and mission statements months after Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade assented to the bill seeking for its name change on February 15, 2021. Sponsored by the leader of the ninth Assembly, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja) the bill sought to
By Tayo Olu, The Whistler The NNPC Towers and the Central Bank of Nigeria Building, both iconic national edifices, amongst others, may be vulnerable to attack by unscrupulous interests and terrorists who may hide to unleash attacks in the several high rise uncompleted buildings surrounding them. There are believed to be more than 460 abandoned
By Jeremiah Archibong Local government legislators from the 18 Local Government Areas of the State have called on the Cross River State government to halt the deductions in their salaries in order to improve on their financial status. This was part of the resolutions reached at a meeting of the councilors on Tuesday in Calabar
By Sylvia Felix Regional examinations body, the West African Examination Council (WAEC), on Tuesday reopened its office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after nearly ten months of being shut. The Calabar branch of the examination body was raided and touched in the widespread arson in Calabar on October 23rd and 24th 2021. The
By Francis Bassey Usman Sule Gomna on Wednesday, resumed officially as the 29th Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in charge of the Zone 6 command. The Zone 6 command of the Nigerian Police Force covers the Akwa Ibom and Cross River State Police commands. Mr. Usman was among the 24 AIGs including Cross River
By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Mr. Alhassan Aminu on Wednesday, officially resumed duties as the 42nd Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Cross River State Command. This follows the redeployment of his predecessor, CP Sikiru Akande to head the ICT unit at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory after
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and other affiliate unions in Cross River State has rejected the payment of N25,000 by Directors to write Permanent Secretary examination. Organised Labour (Action Committee) in a joint bulletin titled, ‘Attention: All Directors in State Service, payment of N25,000 by
By Patrick Obia The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has lamented what it described as “obnoxious and abhorrable” acts of sorting, extortions and sexual harassments going on in the institution by lecturers. Sorting refers to payments for grades. And, following widespread claims that students are relying on sorting to pass while lecturers extort monies