By Livingstone Ogbang, mni At its last meeting, the Cross River State Executive Council approved the immediate relocation of the Cross River State College of Education (COE) to the site of the Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI) in Biase. The decision was reached after months of extensive deliberations. It is aimed at ensuring that the…
By Ovat Abeng The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU Owerri Zone, has revealed that over fifty casual lecturers at the Imo State University (IMSU) Owerri, are earning fifty thousand naira only as monthly salary amidst hardship in Nigeria. The union lamented that the Varsity lecturers have been on strike for the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has commenced enhanced security deployment to schools and strategic locations across the State as schools resume for the new academic session, in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s Safe School Initiative. The operation, according to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement in Awka on…
By Kelvin Obambon In a bid to ease the financial burden on parents ahead of the new academic session, leader of Polling Unit 16, Ward 6 in Calabar South Local Government Area, Hon. Archibong Orok, on Saturday, presented educational support grants totalling N400,000 to primary school pupils in the area. During the ceremony, 20 pupils…
By Ovat Abeng The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik), Awka Branch, Anambra State, has suspended its withdrawal of services following the full payment of the outstanding August 2026 salary to all its members. The suspension takes effect immediately, Friday, September 11, 2026, five days after the branch commenced the industrial…
By Our Reporter The Leader of the 7th Bakassi Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Grace Bassey, has launched an educational support initiative for children in need in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The initiative, which was carried out at Ikot Efiom, the council headquarters, provided selected beneficiaries with school books, bags, writing materials,…
By Ovat Abeng The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU-UNIZIK branch, has commence indefinite strike over non-payment of the complete August, 2026 salary. The indefinite strike notice was contained in a communique jointly signed and issued to Journalists in Awka on Monday, by the ASUU-UNIZIK branch Chairperson, Comrade Innocent Nnubia and secretary, Comrade Osita Nnajiofor…
By Uthman Oriyomi The Students’ Union Government, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has taken note of the reports circulating across several major news platforms concerning the alleged rescue of the abducted NYSC members in Kogi State. While we welcome every genuine effort towards the safe rescue of the affected corps members, we cannot ignore…
By Ovat Abeng The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik), Awka, Anambra State, has suspended Professor Ifeanyi Odinye of the Department of Chinese Studies for a period of three months over alleged sexual molestation of a student, which , it said, violated the university’s General and Academic Regulations. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof….
…Says he will continue to prioritize students welfare By Kelvin Obambon The leading senatorial candidate for Cross River Central, Hon. Oden Ewa on Monday received the students most supportive leader award from the National Association of Business Education Students, University of Calabar Chapter (NABES – UCC). Presenting the award to the APC senatorial hopeful at…
