By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has appointed a new head for the State Universal Basic Education Board. Mr. Omaga Odo who served as Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party until last year is the new Chairman, a statement signed by Mr. Ayade’s spokesman, Christian Ita read. The Governor also appointed
By Jonathan Ugbal Primary and Secondary schools form the basis in the Nigerian educational system and unfortunately, in Cross River State, public and civil servants have devised a means to enrich themselves via a systemic means of extortion that grows every year. Two boards, the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board and the Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal Professor Emmanuel Ofeimun whom the Executive Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey had claimed attempted to defraud the board of NGN1.3 Billion may have been a victim of fraudsters, findings by CrossRiverWatch have revealed. Dr. Odey had, in May 2019 while disclosing the alleged
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Cross River State government has issued a two week ultimatum to contractors in its universal basic education scheme to deliver on their jobs or risk investigation and possible prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was contained in a letter dated February 13, 2018 and signed
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has approved the sum of NGN1.2 billion counterpart fund to enable the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB) access the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) grant for 2017. This was disclosed by the Executive Chairman of the Board, Dr. Stephen Odey, Thursday in Calabar
By Our Reporter The Federal House of Representatives committee on basic education has commended the strides of Cross River Governor; Senator Benedict Ayade in the basic education sub-sector which it says has set the state on the right path in the improvement of the standard of education. The Chairman of the committee, Honorable Istifanus Dung
By Ushang Ewa The Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey Thursday said the board discovered 734 teachers with fake National Certificate on Education (NCE) certificates in its 2 months long verification exercise. “At the end of the exercise, I can inform you that we discovered over 734
By CrossRiverWatch Admin No fewer than 11 teachers in the Cross River State Primary School system have been demoted to security guards by the state’s Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB). The Chairman of the board, Dr. Stephen Odey who announced this Tuesday, said this follows the ongoing verification and promotion exercise of the teachers by the