by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State commissioner for Education, Professor Offiong Offiong has warned principals in the state secondary schools against illegal collection of fees from students or risk sanctions. Speaking at an interactive session with public secondary school principals in Ikom, the Commissioner emphasized the need for principals to complement the State Government’s massive
by crossriverwatch Cross River State has flagged-off the distribution of ten thousand laptop computers to teachers in the E-learning and Digital Literacy Programme in secondary schools across the State. Speaking while presenting the computers at West African People’s Institute (WAPI) Calabar, the State Acting Governor, Mr. Efiok Cobham, said the program is in line with
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River state Government spent the sum of N1.2 billion on the provision of laboratory equipment in 60 Schools in the year 2012. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Offiong Offiong disclosed this recently in Calabar, the state capital. Offiong said the expenditure was in accordance with the State Government’s resolution to
by Punch Twenty-six-year-old son of a plumber whose mother is also a trader in Iseyin, Oyo State, Mr. Nurudeen Adegoke, has emerged the overall best graduating student at the 24th convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, on Saturday. Adegoke, who read Mathematics, shone like a star at the occasion as he won
by Punch The report of the Needs Assessment Panel set up by the Federal Government to look into the challenges of public universities has uncovered a huge shortage of basic learning resources. The Prof. Mahmood Yakubu-led committee, which has since submitted its report to the Federal Government, noted among other things that basic learning resources
by crossriverwatch admin The Member Representing Abi in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo on Wednesday, November 7, launched the Abi Community Scholarship programme. The event also witnessed the inauguaration of a five member scholarship working committee comprising, Professor Joe Asor- Chairman, Mrs. Chukwuka Icha – Secretary, Professor Benjamin Inyang,
by crossriverwatch admin Calabar, Nigeria; October 4, 2012: Nigeria’s Leading mobile operator, Airtel Networks Limited, has been commended by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, for adopting a rural primary school in the state. The governor, who was speaking, when a team of Airtel executives led by the Managing