By Elijah Ugani The Cross River State College of Education (COE) Awi, Akamkpa is set to admit students for degree programs starting from the 2017/2018 session, Dr. Patrick Ibiam, provost of the institution told CrossRiverwatch in an interview. Ibiam commended his predecessor for laying out the blueprint and disclosed efforts by the institution to improve
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government among other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has demanded a refund from the deductions for the Paris club loan findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. The total sum is $160, 936, 263.51 and when converted to the Naira with the parallel market exchange rate of 430 Naira
The Bursary department is a critical component of a University that requires a disciplined, transparent, accountable and financially creative individual to mange. It is to the University what advertisement is to the media house; live wire. This is because no institution, not just a University functions without a well organized bursary. The head of the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, Honorable John Lebo and the Director General of the state’s Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu have paid the school fees of public primary school pupils in Adadama, Abi local government area. This is the second time in 4 months the
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade moments ago swore in Justice Michael Edem as the acting Chief Judge of the state. This follows his appointment as acting Chief Judge pursuant to Section 271, sub-section 4 and 6 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and following the death of
By Inyali Peter The investigation of the former Bursar of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Peter Agi had seen dozens of petitions from almost every quarter of the Varsity with that of the institution’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) causing more havoc CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. The eleven page petition signed by
Although during the early years of the current democratic dispensation in Nigeria, Cross River State like most states in the South-South geopolitical zone of the country was faced with serious security challenges. While militancy held sway in other states namely Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Edo and a little bit in Akwa Ibom, Cross River was renowned
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Honorable John Gaul Lebo has expressed rude shock over the recent demise of the Chief Judge of the State Justice Okoi Ikpi Itam. Lebo in a statement issued Sunday, regretted that the erudite justice could not live long enough to see his