By CrossRiverWatch Admin Hundreds of prospective candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) midweek stormed the premises of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board in Calabar, the Cross River State capital to protest the poor service being rendered by staff which has affected their registration process. The prospective candidates numbering over 500 sealed the
By Uchino Amatey The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been adjudged the best performing Governor in the basic education sector, by Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). According them Governor Ayade achieved this feat following the release of the matching grant intervention funds for four years (2012-2015), to enable the State
By Monday Ogar The leadership of the University of Calabar under the new Vice Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu has embarked on massive infrastructure renewal and reconstruction in the campus. CrossRiverWatch took a tour of the facilities on campus recently and we bring you exclusive pictures:
By Ushang Ewa The Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana has warned politicians to steer of the Ugep nation until the Institute of Technology and Management popularly referred to as Ugep Polytechnic becomes functional. The warning comes following allegations that Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade is planning to downgrade the institution with the
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a motion compelling the Cross River State Government and its Agencies to urgently rehabilitate and update all the state Libraries and make them centers of research and learning that they were originally meant to be. Honorable Itam Abang (Boki
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Government has commended the founder of the Arthur Jarvis University of Science and Technology, Arthur Archibong for putting in place high level infrastructure for the institution to kick off. The inaugural matriculation ceremony for over 500 students admitted will also hold in April says the Varsity management. The
By Elijah Ugani The Cross River State College of Education (COE) Awi, Akamkpa is set to admit students for degree programs starting from the 2017/2018 session, Dr. Patrick Ibiam, provost of the institution told CrossRiverwatch in an interview. Ibiam commended his predecessor for laying out the blueprint and disclosed efforts by the institution to improve
The Bursary department is a critical component of a University that requires a disciplined, transparent, accountable and financially creative individual to mange. It is to the University what advertisement is to the media house; live wire. This is because no institution, not just a University functions without a well organized bursary. The head of the