By CrossRiverWatch Admin Teachers in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State, Tuesday took to the streets to protest against the irregular payment of salaries and other arrears owed them by the Cross River State government. The governor, Senator Ben Ayade who hails from Obudu had earlier this week directed the immediate promotion
By Inyali Peter The standard of education in Cross River State will improve measurably if Cross River representatives in the National Assembly invest 10 percent of their constituency allowances in the sector said Eyam Abeng, the president of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Alumni association while briefing newsmen recently in Calabar. “The task to
By Jonathan Ugbal The battle against Pneumonia can be won if preventive and treatment measures are taught to the younger generation in time and the people educated says Cross River Information Commissioner, Rosemary Archibong. “I worked in the hospital for many years and I saw the plight of people, which is primarily ignorance” Archibong said
By Ushang Ewa The need to ensure that children of school age to enjoy the right to quality education is key to securing the future says the Director General of the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Betta Edu. “We need to keep our children in school because our future as a
By Inyali Peter Cross River Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Patriot Okweche Dominic has donated about hundred dozens of exercise books to pupils of his former school, Community Primary School, Ibiaragidi. Okweche who gained his primary education from the school located in his country home in Ibiaragidi, Bekwarra local government area of the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The University of Calabar has sacked the embattled Bursar of the institution, Mr. Peter Agi who has been having a running battle with the Vice Chancellor of the school, Professor Zana Akpagu. In a letter from the school authority to the Bursar, Council accused him of insurbordination and breach of other substantive
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH alumni association have lauded the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade for what they described as “very timely intervention” in the increase of the varsity monthly subvention from N169 million to N200 million. The President of the association, Mr. Eyam Abeng who said this in reaction to
By Our Correspondent The Cross River State Government says it will increase the monthly funding for its tertiary institution, the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH. The governor and visitor to the institution, Senator Ben Ayade disclosed this Thursday in Calabar when he addressed staff and students of the institution, challenging them to step up