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Cross River State Government Mandate Proprietors Of Private Schools To Pay N20,000 For Re-Accreditation Or Lose Their License

By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River has mandated operators/owners of private schools in the State to pay a fee of N20,000 for re-accreditation – N5,000 for form while N15,000 as a fee. The directive which was contained in a circular with reference number MOE/QAD/1779/VOL.1, signed by Elder Emmanuel Agbor, Director/HOD Quality Assurance, on

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UNICAL VC, Florence Obi Appoints New Heads Of Departments 

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar has appointed new acting Heads of Departments (HODs) “to deliver on her mandate,” the school public relations unit announced. In the announcement made available to CrossRiverWatch,  the school said: “The latest appointment was conveyed in a letter dated October 6, 2022,

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We’re Not On Strike, Ready To Teach If Students Resume – CONUA

By Muawiya Shuaibu, Daily Trust Newspaper The National Coordinator, Congress of Nigerian Universities Academics (CONUA), Niyi Sunmonu has said that the members of the newly registered union are not on strike and will teach students if they are back to class. The federal government had on Tuesday formally registered two new university unions, the CONUA and

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Cross River State Government To Take Over Running of Adagom Community School

By Ogar Monday The Cross River State government has confirmed that it is taking over the running and management of Community Secondary School, Adagom in Ogoja LGA. In a letter signed by Elder Emmanuel Agbor, Director who also serves as Head of Department, Quality Assurance for Commissioner for Quality Education, the Cross River government said

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Enugu State Education Agencies Demand Bribes To Recommend Books For Students

By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Mr. Chinedu Uroko is among over 2, 000 authors/publishers who submitted books to the Enugu State Education Resource Centre, an arm of the state education ministry, for reviews and possible recommendations for secondary school students in the state in 2021. The books are reviewed every three years, and secondary schools

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There Is No Shame In Labour – Says UNICROSS Final Year Female Student Who Washes Car To Earn A Living

By The Parchment Miss Promise Paul Ekpong, a female final year student of the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS has embraced the part of dignity using the current nation wide industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to distinguish herself. Miss Promise Ekpong, who is a final year student

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Investigation: Cross River State Government Awarded 40 Contracts Worth Over N6.9 Billion In Violation Of Procurement Law

By Archibong Jeremiah Godswill Eteng, a native of Nko community in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River state, was shocked to hear that the state government had built a new Model School worth N145,015,738.88 in his community. He first imagined it must be an error because he lives in the community and has neither

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SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike After Meeting With Education Minister

By Jonathan Ugbal The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions, NASU, on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. The suspension is expected to take effect from Wednesday and will last an initial 60

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