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  The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Prof. Francisca Bassey , has strengthened the University's commitment to practical education and technological advancement with the procurement of two modern laser cutting machines for the Departments of Wood Products Engineering and Visual Arts. The equipment, delivered to the University's Calabar Campus , comprises one machine for cutting metals and another for cutting non-metal materials. The initiative followed Prof. Bassey's visit to Cyprus , where she observed the application of similar technologies and identified their potential to enhance practical training, creativity and production activities at the University. The machines are expected to expand hands-on learning, improve students' technical and creative skills, and bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. They will also provide staff and students with opportunities to undertake innovative projects using m...

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Professor Francisca Bassey , has highlighted the progress made by the State Government and University Management in addressing the welfare concerns of academic staff, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNICROSS Branch, to fulfil its commitment to suspend the ongoing strike following the implementation the new Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA). The call follows the approval of CATA by the Visitor to the University and Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu , and its implementation, alongside the payment of September 2026 salaries on Wednesday, November 11. At the ASUU emergency congress on November 2, 2026, which she personally attended, the Vice Chancellor informed members that the Governor had approved CATA and that the Office of the Accountant-General of the State had commenced implementation, beginning with the payment of October salaries. How...

  Recently, one of the appointees of the governor of Cross River State who is privy to insider's information raised an issue on her Facebook's page on the disbursement of hundred million naira (N100m) each to all the 18 Local Government Areas of the state for projects to be executed in each of the 196 council wards that makes up our state and asked how many wards have seen their projects. That awakening call prompted some of us to ask the APC stakeholders in our wards questions and one of the disturbing revelations gotten in Yakurr LGA is the unfair marginalization and exclusion of three minority Council Wards of Inyima , Idomi and Afrekpe/Ekpenti.  For emphasis and clarity, Yakurr LGA is made up of 13 Council Wards- Ijom, Ikpakapit, Ijiman, Biko Biko (4 wards that make up the Ugep Community got their complete 40m), Afrekpe/Ekpenti, Ajere, Ntan (3 wards that makes up Ekori got 20m with one ward excluded), Mkpani/Agoi got 10m, Abanakpai & Nkpolo/Ukpawen (2 wards of Nko ...

The City Boy Movement in Cross River State will on Saturday, November 14, 2026, resume its grassroots mobilization tour, visiting Akamkpa, Bakassi, Akpabuyo and Calabar South Local Government Areas in the Southern Senatorial District . A major highlight of the tour will be the inauguration of the Movement’s local government secretariats in the four LGAs, as part of efforts to establish functional grassroots structures, strengthen coordination and expand its presence across the state. The Movement has already visited and established local government offices across the Northern and Central Senatorial Districts , as well as Biase in the South, bringing the total number of LGAs with established offices to 12. The Saturday engagements will commence in Akamkpa at 9:00 a.m., followed by Bakassi at 12 noon, Akpabuyo at 2:00 p.m. and Calabar South at 4:00 p.m. Beyond the inauguration of secretariats, the exercise is designed to drive membership registration, deepen grassroots engagement and...

  Jigawa State was agog as the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Directorate of Women Mobilisation, led by Dr Betta Edu , took the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu ’s, women’s empowerment initiative to markets, hospitals and communities across the state. The outreach, organised as part of the First Lady’s nationwide grassroots engagement, featured market visits, hospital outreach, stakeholder interactions and an empowerment programme aimed at supporting women and strengthening community participation. The initiative is part of the First Lady’s efforts to reach women at the grassroots, improve their economic circumstances and support vulnerable groups amid the ongoing economic reforms . At the markets, Dr Edu and members of the Directorate engaged women traders on economic empowerment, livelihood opportunities and the importance of women’s participation in national development . The delegation also visited hospitals, where it interacted with patients, offered encouragement...

   .....US makes second visit in two months as Nigerian envoy canvasses support for UN reforms The United States, Russia and France have visited Nigeria’s Permanent Mission House in New York in separate diplomatic engagements on the same day, as Nigeria intensifies efforts to secure international support for its aspiration to occupy a seat on the United Nations Security Council next year. The visits provided an opportunity for Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR, to advance the country’s diplomatic interests and strengthen its engagement with influential global powers. According to a statement issued by the Nigerian Mission at the United Nations, the United States visit was particularly significant, marking the second time American officials had visited Nigeria House in New York within two months. During the engagement with Ambassador Melanie Higgins , the United States Adviser on African Affairs, Ibrahim made a direct ap...