By Godwin Otang The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has ordered the immediate evacuation of staff, students, and properties out of the University’s main library complex. The quick action was due to an explosion that occurred in the facility leaving a crack on the wall of the building. Recall that a loud explosion
By Nathaniel Bivan, HumAngle Fourteen-year-old Uchenna Amarachi, a second-year student at Junior Secondary School (JSS) Kayarda, has never used a library though she lives about a kilometre away from one — or what is supposed to be the Kuje public library/ICT centre. Amarachi lives at Unguwar Gede, a settlement within Kuje Area Council in Nigeria’s
By Archibong Jeremiah
By Philip Agba and Deborah Obot The Cross River State Government has paused the renovation of the State Library Complex which full revamping was ongoing last month. Our reporters monitoring the progress of the job observed that for two weeks plus now work has been paused. Though efforts are being made to get the authorities
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Before we delve into the issues proper, it is imperative we know what a library is and its types. A Library according to Merriam Webster dictionary refers to a place where books, magazines, and other materials such as videos, musical recordings, are available for people to use or borrow. There are basically
By CrossRiverWatch Admin I live in Calabar, and as opposed to the one sided myth of a writers sad life, I am a happy child. At eleven I started trying out writing and public speaking, I remember the joy and motivation I felt when a local church used my tender words in their harvest magazine,