The Cross River State government has banned the use of textbooks containing embedded workbooks in all public and private schools as part of sweeping education reforms. Commissioner for Education Stephen Odey announced the changes at a press briefing in Calabar on Wednesday, stating that Governor Bassey Otu had approved the measures. “Only textbooks approved by
Police in Cross River State have arrested a junior secondary school student accused of killing a 23-year-old man during a fight at Ugboro Secondary School in Bekwara Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Tuesday after two students began fighting at the close of school. Witnesses said the victim, identified as Oshen, intervened to separate
Almost 2,000 undergraduates have applied for just 500 bursary awards launched by Senator Jarigbe Agom in Cross River North, underlining the scale of demand for educational support in the state. The bursary, worth ₦100,000 per beneficiary, is open to students under the age of 30 who are studying outside the state. Applications, submitted through a
Lafarge Africa has inaugurated two new libraries in its host community of Mfamosing, Cross River State, as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The facilities, handed over in July, are located at Obutong Comprehensive High School, Obutong, and Government Secondary School, Akwa Ikot Effanga. Both schools received fully equipped libraries intended to improve access
The Cross River State Government has intensified efforts to revamp its educational sector by launching a decisive crackdown on illegal schools across the state, alongside a fresh initiative aimed at integrating agriculture into academic learning. During a recent State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Bassey Otu, the state directed the Ministry of Education to
