President Bola Tinubu has exempted federal universities from the requirement to obtain recruitment waivers from the office of the head of the civil service of the federation (OHCSF). Speaking at the maiden convocation of Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare (FUHSA), Bauchi state, on Saturday, Tinubu said the exemption was documented in the recent agreements…
By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu The Joseph Ogogo Foundation (JOF) has successfully concluded its fourth intervention programme for government primary schools across Obanliku and Obudu Local Government Areas of Cross River State, reinforcing its commitment to educational development, grassroots empowerment and a brighter future for children in underserved communities. The latest intervention, which underscores the…
By Ovat Abeng The Governor of Anambra State and Visitor to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has approved the full implementation of the 2025 Federal Government/Academic Staff Union of Universities (FG/ASUU) Agreement for staff of the University. According to Christian Aburime, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, who disclosed this in a…
By Kelvin Obambon On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, the Cross River State Representative on the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has extended warm felicitations to educators across the state, describing them as indispensable nation-builders. In a statement made available to journalists in Calabar on…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the state government and relevant education authorities to take urgent action regarding the deteriorating infrastructure and conditions across public schools in the state, suggesting the declaration of a state of emergency in severely impacted institutions. The call…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji The Board of Trustees of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools NAPPS has taken over the leadership of its Cross River State chapter following the protracted crisis rocking the association. Announcing the takeover on Tuesday in Calabar, the BoT member representing South-South Zone and sole Interim Authority for Cross River State,…
By Kelvin Obambon Aggrieved staff of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) recruited between 2019 and 2020 on Tuesday staged a protest on campus over the university management’s continuous failure to place 266 workers on its payroll, despite explicit directives from the National Assembly and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (OHCSF)….
By JOF Media Schools and communities across Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State have benefited from the 4th Intervention Programme of the Joseph Ogogo Foundation (JOF), as the Foundation deepens its commitment to grassroots education and sustainable community development. The intervention, undertaken during the second and third weeks of the new academic session,…
Teachers trained in Nigeria and Ghana are no longer eligible to apply for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in England under the United Kingdom’s overseas-trained teacher application route. The change took effect on September 9 and means teachers trained in the two West African countries can no longer use the route to obtain QTS, a status…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji The Ofutop Nation in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State has unveiled Ekuum Bass Cultural festival tagged “An Echo from the Woods in Abaragba community to revive the cultural heritage of the people. The colourful ceremony, themed “From Indigenous Knowledge To Future Innovation,” was used by the President of Patrick…
