By Sylvia Akpan And Paschal Okwor The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, visited the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) on Friday, September 4, 2026, and commission the newly established Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) ICT Experience Center. The Center said to cost one (1,000,000,000) billion Naira, provides students with free access to
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji An academic don and Professor of Genetics and Biotechnology at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Prof. Hannah Edim Etta has cautioned parents, particularly those in the academics, over what she described as “career madness” in Nigeria, warning that it has created dangerous gaps in child upbringing, destroying family values. Speaking
By Kelvin Ololo The 1994 alumni set of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has called on the university management to improve the faculty’s environment, while donating three internet-enabled computers and instituting a N500,000 annual prize for outstanding graduating students. The alumni made the appeal on Friday during a courtesy visit to the
As schools in Cross River State prepare to resume on September 14, 2026, parents must return to the drawing board and take a fresh look at their responsibilities. The education and upbringing of a child cannot be left entirely in the hands of teachers and school management. Many parents are already eager for the resumption
By Kelvin Ololo Every morning in Efut Ibonda, residents begin another difficult journey across a road that has become a symbol of neglect. For farmers carrying baskets of palm oil, bunches of plantains, coconuts, and other agricultural produce, getting to the market is a daily struggle. For students, the challenge is even more painful, as
By Sylvia Akpan As part of activities to mark the 2026 International Youth Day, the Girls Power Initiative (GPI), has graduated 25 girls as certified peer educators at its 29th annual graduation and public education ceremony. The graduation which took place today, 15th August 2026, at the GPI Conference Hall, Anyamurua Estate, Atimbo Road, Calabar,
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Government has announced Monday, September 14, 2026, as the official resumption date for all public and private schools across the state for the 2026/2027 academic session. The announcement, which is aimed at ensuring adequate preparation for the new school year, calls on parents, guardians, students, teachers, and school
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Government has deployed a high-capacity swamp buggy to the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Staff Quarters in Calabar to clear blocked waterways and mitigate flooding caused by recent torrential rainfall. The intervention, ordered by Governor Bassey Otu, followed flooding in parts of the staff quarters, which affected