By Ogar Monday The University of Calabar has matriculated six thousand (6000) fresh students into various faculties and institutes of the school at the matriculation ceremony held at the Abraham Ordia stadium within the institution’s campus. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Zana Akpagu while giving his speech admonished freshers of the institution to
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has disclosed that his administration on Monday, secured Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to further the nation’s education sector. Ayade, who met with a cross-section of business community in London, along with a leading international financial services business, Falcon Group, and Nigeria based investment bridge and financial
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River House of Assembly has advised proprietors of private schools in the state to enhance the training, quality and specialization of their teachers with a view to improving the impact of knowledge on the students. Mr. Hilary Bisong, Chairman, Special Committee on Private Schools, gave the advice on Monday in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Executive Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey has warned that no salary will be paid to any teacher or staff of the Local Education Authorities who has no Bank Verification Number, BVN. Dr. Odey gave the warning at St. Joseph’s Primary School, Okuku,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Stephen Odey, says the administration of Senator Ben Ayade in Cross River is passionately committed to ensuring standard and qualitative basic education in the state. Dr. Odey disclosed this while addressing teachers at the ongoing personnel audit, biometric image capturing and promotion/upgrading
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Following the approval by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade for the disbursement of NGN1.04Billion counterpart funding for the State Universal Basic Education Board (CRSUBEB) to access the Universal Basic Education 2012-2015 intervention fund, the Sacred Heart Primary School in Bedia, Obudu and over one hundred other schools are set to benefit.
By Odey Ojeka The Ijiman Science Academy has been handed over to the Cross River State Government by the Okurobong community council of chiefs. The institution was built by the community and located 120 kilometers north of Calabar the state capital, in a bid to provide education at an affordable cost to its indigenes and
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says it has put the necessary framework in place to ensure its six schools of nursing and midwifery are accredited by the end of 2017 to help cater for the manpower needed in the health sector. The state’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Inyang Asibong disclosed this to newsmen