A clash between the Cross River State Ministry of Education and principals of secondary schools in the state appears imminent, after verified reports reached the ministry that principals are collecting various sums of money from students, above what the ministry directed, as levies to be collected for the 2023/2024 academic session, www calitown.com can report….
Arthur Jarvis University, the first functional private university in Cross River State, has announced the appointment of a new vice chancellor. In a memo dated October 2, 2023 and signed by the university’s registrar, Mary Efiom Dan-Abia, authorities of the institution named renowned Professor of Chemistry, Benedict Iserom Ita, as the new VC. Ita, a…
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One hundred civil servants in the Cross River State Civil Service, it has been disclosed, will face sanctions from the Office of the Head of Service for lateness to work, dereliction of duty and related offences, after the HoS, Innocent Eteng, paid an unscheduled visit to some Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in Calabar, CRS….
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There are worrying concerns that the ongoing distribution of relief materials from the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to enumerated disaster victims in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state, through the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, should be discontinued after alarmed sources maintained to www.calitown.com that some government officials and certain private individuals…
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Free flowing in style, Ayobi Ndoma drops this piece to mark the just celebrated Teachers Day. The birds chirped in the background as soft streams of the early morning sun wafted in the morning breeze. Toddling steps were audible while inaudible mumblings raced through the walkways. I hurried to my classroom, stopping only briefly to…
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The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says Cross River State recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, used predominantly for cooking. The report as contained in NBS’ State Profile Analysis for August, 2023 further said, cooking gas costs an average of N10,172.8 in the state, followed only…
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