Cross River State News

CROSS RIVER EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RESOLVES TCTI–NASU DISPUTE, CALLS FOR SUSTAINED PEACE

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, has successfully mediated a peace meeting between the management of the Teachers Continuous Training Institute TCTI) and officials of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU). The meeting, held at the Ministry of Education Headquarters, Calabar, was convened to address and

315 Days of Impact: How Prof. Francisca Bassey Is Rewriting the UNICROSS Story

After years of leadership turbulence at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), decisive intervention by the Visitor to the University, Governor Bassey Edet Otu, on February 26, 2025, marked a critical turning point. The appointment of Prof. Francisca Bassey, a highly respected and results-driven academic administrator, as Acting Vice

C’RIVER COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION CELEBRATES NEW YEAR WITH GRASSROOTS EMPOWERMENT ACROSS CROSS RIVER NORTH

The Commissioner for Education in Cross River State, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, Esq., on Sunday joyfully celebrated the New Year with the people of Yache Nation and supporters drawn from across the Local Government Areas of Cross River North, in a colourful gathering marked by unity, gratitude, and large-scale empowerment.

C’River College of Health Tech Matriculates 811, Unveils Bold Expansion Plans

The College of Health Technology, Calabar, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, held its 19th Matriculation Ceremony, formally admitting 811 new students into various programmes, a remarkable increase of more than 200 from the previous academic session. The event doubled as a platform for major government policy pronouncements and strategic institutional

C'River, Partners Commence Distribution of Menstrual Panties to Adolescent Girls in Schools and Safe Spaces

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with Bloom Africa and the Cross River State Ministry of Education, has distributed reusable menstrual hygiene panties to adolescent girls in both primary and secondary schools across the State. The pilot distribution exercise, which took place at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria

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