Teacher Esien Itam Foundation Awards Scholarships to 57 Students for 2025/2026 Academic Year

The Teacher Esien Ita Itam Education Trust Fund, established in 2014 by the late Barr. Temitope Ekpenyong Ita in honor of her late father-in-law, continues to promote educational excellence across Cross River South Senatorial District. For the 2025/2026 academic year, the Fund is awarding fifty-seven (57) scholarships, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to six…

Read More

15,000 pupils receive free school bags in Anambra schools

By Ovat Abeng Fifteen thousand pupils in 45 public schools across 7 communities in Idemili South local government area of Anambra state have benefitted from free school bags distributed by Hamilton & Thelma Ezeonu Foundation, a non-governmental organization. The foundation, known for its charitable donations, distributed the school bags across the 45 public schools cut…

Read More

C’River Assembly Summons Education Officials Over Non-Implementation of Teachers’ Promotion

The Cross River State House of Assembly has summoned the Commissioner for Education, the Accountant General, the Auditor General, and heads of agencies under the education cluster to appear before it and explain the non-implementation of teachers’ promotions across the State. The decision followed lawmakers’ deliberations on a Motion sponsored by the Member representing Bakassi…

Read More

Cross River State Partners W/Bank to Address Literacy, Numeracy Among Primary School Teachers

The Cross River State government in collaboration with the World Bank’s Project Hope Education, has concluded a three-day intensive training workshop aimed at bridging the learning gaps in English and Mathematics across primary schools in the state. The initiative reflects the administration’s commitment to professional development for the education sector. The workshop, themed “Enhancing Pedagogical…

Read More

Cross River Government Launches Citizens’ Academy to Educate Out-of-School Children

  By Kelvin Obambon The Special Adviser to Cross River Governor on Local Content, Caleb Awatt, has outlined a comprehensive initiative to tackle the issue of out-of-school children in the State. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, Comrade Archibong Bassey, in Calabar, on…

Read More