By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Ministry of Education, has pledged stronger collaboration with the College of Education and University of Calabar, to strengthen teacher preparation and improve education delivery across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Stephen Odey made the commitment on Tuesday while serving as Chairman of the 2026 2nd Annual
By Kelvin Ololo Public and private nursery, primary and secondary schools across Cross River State will resume for the 2026/2027 academic session on Monday, September 14, 2026, with the Ministry of Education directing schools to strictly comply with approved academic and operational policies. The directive, contained in a public announcement signed by the Director of
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Government says more than ₦17 billion has been invested in basic education interventions, resulting in the construction of 149 new classrooms, rehabilitation of 50 classroom blocks, provision of 30 boreholes and procurement of 23,461 customised school furniture across the 18 local government areas between 2023 and 2025. Commissioner
It’s already five weeks into the first term of the 12 week academic calendar for schools in Cross River State. Kudos to the Cross River State Ministry of Education for ensuring uniformity in the academic calendar and for introducing new education policy reforms for both public and private primary and secondary schools. These policies, if
By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Government has announced that all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state will resume for the first term of the 2025/2026 academic session on Monday, September 15, 2025. This was contained in a circular issued by the Ministry of Education, referenced MOE/ED/2025/09, and signed by
By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Secondary Education Board has released the list of shortlisted candidates for employment as teachers in public secondary schools. The list is extended to candidates who applied for teaching positions in public secondary schools across the three senatorial districts of Cross River State. Successful candidates will be deployed to
By Winifred Michael And Fortune Erim Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Stephen Odey, has issued an ultimatum to the State Secondary Education Board (SEB) to submit a comprehensive report on the irregularities surrounding the now-reversed transfer of principals. The transfer, which was recently reversed by Governor Bassey Otu, has raised concerns about potential financial
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Ministry of Education has threatened to expel Secondary School students from Government Secondary School Ikot Ansa Calabar if found culpable of the recent alleged gang-related activities in the school. The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Stephen Odey in a visit to the school on Thursday said the visit is