The Cross River State Government has expanded entrepreneurship education to 100 secondary schools across the state as part of efforts to nurture a new generation of business-minded youths and strengthen the state’s long-term economic development strategy. The initiative, implemented through the Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (MEDA), forms part of the entrepreneurship…
The Cross Rivers State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti-Quackery Committee has sealed off a private maternity facility, Safe Hand’s Maternity Clinic, in Calabar Municipality following the reported death of a patient after surgery. The team, led by its chairman Dr Dan Abubakar, paid an unscheduled visit to Safe Hand’s Maternity Clinic, located at…
The Cross River State Government has dismissed allegations that teachers are being paid half salaries, revealing that an ongoing payroll verification exercise has uncovered more than 2,000 questionable records, including invalid Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs), duplicate entries and suspected ghost workers, particularly within the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The Commissioner for Local Government…
By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Government has unveiled the “Calabar Resilience Agenda 2026,” a comprehensive sustainability roadmap aimed at tackling urban flooding, promoting clean transportation, restoring degraded ecosystems, and strengthening climate resilience across the state. The initiative was launched on Friday during the 2026 World Environment Day celebration held at the Metropolitan Hotel,…
By Frank Ulom Cross River State has emerged as one of Nigeria’s top-performing states at the Third National Girls in ICT Competition 2026, with the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Calabar, securing second place among more than 3,700 participants nationwide. The achievement has attracted applause from Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, who described the…
