For the average Cross Riverian the most pressing concern is often about a steady stream of income, via salaries, to cater for a nuclear family of about four and few extended relatives, but hardly has any thought towards investments. This is not an indictment on this cadre of people but an issue that core and
By Olalekan Adetayo, Wale Oyewale, Olufemi Olaniyi, Ada Wodu, Edward Nnachi, Tony Okafor, Abiodun Nejo, Matthew Ochei and Daniels Igoni – The Punch Newspaper South-West States ready for WASSCE, propose August 3 for SSS3 resumption It’s not safe for schools to resume yet, Federal Government insists WAEC consulting other West African countries on WASSCE date
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Leave or stay – Commissioner for Education The Cross River State Commissioner for Education Mr. Godwin Amanke in an ongoing meeting with stakeholders in College of Health Technology Auditorium, Calabar, asked a pressman covering the event to take a walk as the State doesn’t want to be misquoted. The Commissioner, before making
The University of Calabar situated in Cross River State, South-south Nigeria, is one of Nigeria’s second generation and foremost Federal Universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. The architecture was designed by John Elliott. It was established by decree to fulfill this traditional mandate, its motto, “Knowledge
The University of Calabar (fondly called UNICAL) was first established as the Calabar campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). It was in 1975 that the Federal Military Government announced Unical as a full-fledged academic institution. On that note, the university started operating as an autonomous institution without affiliation to UNN. Unical is ranked
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Following Federal Government’s directives, the Cross River State Government has shelved its plans of partial resumption of schools in the state on Monday, June 16, 2020. Governor Ben Ayade and Commissioner for Education, Godwin Amanke had last week announced that experimental resumption of schools would commence on June 16 and
By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper All public schools in Cross River State will resume June 16 as the State Government plans a special protective measures for children and others. So far the State remains the only State in the county without the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and poised to maintain that standard, the State Government is braising
By Mary Ugbodaga, The Cable The Cross River Government says students in the State should not expect the usual long vacation when schools reopen. Godwin Amanke, Commissioner for Quality Education, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday. According to him, before the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, 70 percent of schools