By Kelvin Ololo The Senator representing Cross River South Senatorial District, Sen. Asuquo Ekpenyong, has empowered 1,032 undergraduate and postgraduate students with ₦110,000 each, reaffirming his long-standing commitment to education as a tool for social mobility and regional development. The education support scheme was delivered through the 4th edition of the Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation (AEF)
By Kelvin Ololo Students across the Cross River South Senatorial District are set to receive major financial relief following the launch of the 2026 edition of Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong’s Education Support Initiative (ESI), a ₦100 million intervention designed to ease the cost of tertiary education. Under the program, 1,000 qualified students are believed to benefit
BY Godwin Ajom The University of Calabar (UNICAL ) has threatened to sanction any Head of Department (HOD), who intentionally delay students’ results, or violates the laws guiding the institution. The warning was conveyed in a release signed by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong, urging lecturers and head of departments
By Sylvia Akpan In a bid to promote educational excellence for the 2025/2026 academic year, the Teacher Esien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund has awarded scholarships across the Cross River South Senatorial District. The Teacher Essien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund was established in 2014 by the late Barr. Temitope Ekpenyong Ita in honor of
By Kelvin Ololo And Favour Adinya The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has entered a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Zhenjiang College, China, and Soho-Skyrun Group, aimed at fostering academic collaboration, research partnerships and industrial training opportunities. The agreement was signed in the presence of top government officials, members of the UNICROSS Management
By CrossRiverWatch Admin In a significant stride towards reigniting academic fervor and fostering intellectual pursuits among its youth, the Cross River State Government, through the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students Advocacy, has launched the inaugural edition of the Cross River State Students Academic-thon Challenge (CRISSAC). The groundbreaking quiz competition is
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has suspended seven students who were allegedly to have been involved in the protest against management’s “No fees, no. exams”. Some aggrieved students had on April 4, 2025 protested against the varsity management decision not to allow students who are yet to pay their fees
By Alaba Adeyemi, Map News Africa Everywhere in the world, public schools are either cheaper than privately owned schools or completely tuition-free. This is so because public schools are built and maintained with public funds or are grant-aided by the government. Therefore, public schools are almost the only options available to the lower class of