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 Agency Reporter University of Calabar (UNICAL) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, the institution’s Alumni leadership has paid a courtesy call to Senator Godswill Akpabio. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Obi and the National leadership of UNICAL Alumni Association has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Niger Delta
By Tobi Soniyi, This Day Newspaper The Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF) has asked the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade to sack his Special Adviser on Education, Mr. Castro Ezama for allegedly disparaging schoolgirls in the State. NFF, in a statement quoted Ezama as saying on a radio show that “about 60% of girls
By Agency Reporter The University of Calabar, UNICAL has announced the conferment of Honorary Doctorate degrees of Business Management to two Nigerian industrialists who have distinguished themselves in their contribution to the Nations economy. The two Nigerians are the Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Motors, Chief Innocent Chukwuma and Dr. Kamaru Yusuf. Briefing newsmen on
By Archibong Jeremiah The premier indigenous university in Cross River State, Arthur Jarvis University, AJU, Akpabuyo has clocked 4. The institution which started with 2 faculties now has 5, from 15 degree programs to 42 which has been successfully accredited and has been issued with full statutory license to operate as a tertiary institution. In a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has opened the Construction and Fabrication Academy of West Africa, Calabar. He opened the institution on his 53 birthday. The commissioning marks the beginning of academic activities in the institution. See pictures below.
By Kelvin Ololo The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Prof. Augustine Oko Angba has warned students to avoid all form of vices, pay quality attention to studies and stay safe as they return for 2019/2020 first semester academic session. The VC gave the warning while meeting with his first year
By Patrick Obia The African Students Union Parliament has honored the chancellor of the Arthur Jarvis University, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong. Mr. Archibong received the “Pan African Distinguished Leadership Honor as Icon of Nation Building in Nigeria,” recently in his office read a statement from the Varsity’s communications unit to CrossRiverWatch. The institution is the