Two newly constructed six classroom blocks with staff rooms and modern toilets each, have been commissioned in Blukonu Migrant School Bebi and Government Secondary School Lushiche, Bishiri North, Obanliku Local Government Area, Cross River State, Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, the senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District in the senate, who facilitated this project, emphasized at…
A contingent of dignitaries from Nigeria’s seat of government, Abuja, has emptied into Cross River State, as the remains of the country’s former Senate President, Joseph Wayas, finally arrived the state for a national burial, almost three years after he passed away in a London hospital. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, notably leading the Abuja contingent,…
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Organized Labour under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Cross River State has embarked on a two-day warning strike in response to demands for a minimum wage. This is coming on the heels of a stalled negotiation between the state chapter of NLC and TUC. While it…
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The remains of the former Deputy Registrar in the University of Calabar, John Arekam Obongha, were yesterday, Saturday, November 23, 2024, laid to rest in Agoi Ibami, Yakurr LGA, Cross River State. The 80 – year old former university administrator, passed away on November 4, 2024, after battling a string of illnesses since April 2022….
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Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Florence Banku Obi, has described the outgoing Registrar of the University of Calabar, Gabriel Egbe, as an exceptional and astute administrator. Obi made the statement during a valedictory event in honour of the outgoing Registrar held at the University’s International Conference Centre in Calabar. While commending Egbe’s exceptional…
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By Ike Uchechukwu Organised Labour in Cross River State says they will not guarantee industrial harmony from Wednesday if the state government fails to concretise plans to implement the new national minimum wage of N70,000. Labour made the disclosure after they staged a walkout on a scheduled meeting with the Joint Public Service Negotiating and…
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