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…
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…
Students admitted into the Federal Polytechnic, Ugep, have officially received their scholarship letters from the Oden Ewa Foundation, signaling the commencement of one of the most impactful educational support programmes in the state. It will be recalled that on December 20, 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Hon. Oden Ewa, announced that the…
By Ovat Abeng The former Anambra State Governor and Presidential candidate of Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi has given reason why he goes around donating funds to schools. Obi, has for years since after his eight years tenure in Anambra as governor been going around donating to schools, especially colleges where healthcare practitioners…
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…
By Our Reporter Dozens of dental students at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) protested on Wednesday, blocking the university’s Permanent site gate to demand accreditation of their dental courses. They have spent over ten years in school without graduating due to the non-accreditation of their program. The students carried placards with messages such as “Save…
Students from the Nursing Science and Medicine departments at the University of Calabar have staged protests over what they describe as an unfair screening exercise that forced many to change their courses after sitting for examinations. The mostly second-year students claimed their admission status was suddenly altered on the school portal without prior notice or…
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…
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…
By Kelvin Obambon The Coalition of Concerned Academics (COCA) from various tertiary institutions in Cross River State has unanimously passed a vote of confidence and endorsed both President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Bassey Edet Otu for a second term in office. The endorsement, released in a formal communiqué, follows a critical assessment of…