By Sylvia Akpan The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has officially conferred the rank of Professor on Patrick Ukim Ineji, recognizing his outstanding contributions in Development and Political Communications. The promotion was approved during the school’s Senate meeting at UNICROSS on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, elevating Professor Ineji from his previous position as Senior
By Sylvia Akpan In a bid to promote educational excellence for the 2025/2026 academic year, the Teacher Esien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund has awarded scholarships across the Cross River South Senatorial District. The Teacher Essien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund was established in 2014 by the late Barr. Temitope Ekpenyong Ita in honor of
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Government has announced the commencement of a four-week Educational Orientation Summit for secondary school students across the Southern Senatorial District. The participating Local Government Areas include Bakassi, Akpabuyo, Calabar South, Calabar Municipality, Odukpani, Akamkpa, and Biase. The initiative is being driven by the Office of the Special Assistant
By Kelvin Ololo The Government of Cross River State says 36 suspected illegal schools operating in the state have been shutdown. The government disclosed this during an operation carried out by the State Taskforce on Illegal schools, inaugurated earlier this month by the Commissioner for Education, Senator Stephen Odey. The taskforce began full-scale operations across
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
It’s already five weeks into the first term of the 12 week academic calendar for schools in Cross River State. Kudos to the Cross River State Ministry of Education for ensuring uniformity in the academic calendar and for introducing new education policy reforms for both public and private primary and secondary schools. These policies, if
By SaharaReporters A review by SaharaReporters of the Cross River State budget performance document for the first half of 2025 shows that N8 billion was allocated for the construction of a new Assembly complex. This figure exceeds the budgetary provisions for several critical sectors. For example, water facilities are projected to cost N5.7 billion, while
By Ogar Monday The Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Calabar (UNICAL) has encouraged individuals to pursue education, describing it as the key to unlocking opportunities. The charge came during an event organized by the Department to mark the 2026 International Literacy Day. Speaking at the event, the Head of Department, Prof. Love