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  The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Prof. Francisca Bassey , on Thursday, August 6, 2026, held an interactive meeting with members of the Executive Council of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), UNICROSS Branch, in her office, as part of efforts to promote constructive engagement, strengthen industrial harmony and facilitate the peaceful resolution of issues recently raised by the Association. The meeting, convened at the instance of the Vice Chancellor, provided an opportunity for Management and the SSANU leadership to discuss matters affecting senior non-academic staff and explore practical ways of addressing them within the framework of the University’s policies, available resources and applicable regulations. In her extensive engagement with the SSANU executives, Prof. Bassey outlined various initiatives and strides recorded by the current administration, particularly in areas relating to staff welfare , instituti...

  The staff personnel verification and audit exercise of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has been successfully concluded at the Calabar Campus , following a six-day exercise that included the verification of academic and non-teaching staff, a mop-up exercise for staff who could not participate earlier, and the verification of University projects . The exercise, conducted by the Technical Committee on the Review of the Working Environment in UNICROSS , commenced on Monday, August 3, 2026, with the verification of academic staff and continued on Tuesday with further verification activities. On Tuesday, August 4, the Vice Chancellor of UNICROSS , Prof. Francisca Bassey , alongside members of the University Management, visited the venue of the exercise, where they participated in the audit and verification process along with staff of their respective departments. During the visit, members of the Technical Committee jokingly asked that the Vice Chancellor should be identi...

  The Coalition of Ijaw Youth (CJY) in the Niger Delta has called on Nigerians to support the ongoing digital transformation of the Federal Civil Service , urging the public not to allow recent developments surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) to overshadow what it described as one of the country's most significant public sector reform programmes. The coalition, in a statement signed by its National President, Comrade Bedford Berefa Benjamin , said the digitalisation drive being championed by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, mni , was laying the foundation for a transparent, efficient and accountable public service. According to the group, the deployment of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) System , GovMail , the 1-GOV Cloud Platform and other digital solutions has accelerated Nigeria's transition to a paperless Civil Service , enhanced service delivery, strengthened accountability...

  Nigeria's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended an open invitation to the People's Republic of China to partner with Nigeria through the deployment and exchange of geophysical data across the country's nautical domain as part of efforts to unlock the enormous potential of the blue economy . The mission said the President's proposal prioritises strategic partnership, technology transfer and data-driven collaboration over traditional development assistance. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Office of the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, New York, following a keynote address delivered by Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR , at the United Nations Sustainable Development Workshop on High-quality Development of the Marine Economy in Beijing, China. According to the statement, Ambassador Ibrahim, who repre...

  As part of an ongoing initiative to build strategic partnerships with key government agencies, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State ( UNICROSS ), Prof. Francisca Bassey , yesterday, August 3,  2026 paid a courtesy visit to the Cross River State Surveyor General, Surv. Patrick Edet Bassey at his office in Calabar. The meeting focused on strengthening institutional collaboration in critical areas, including academic excellence, physical campus development, land administration, and sustainable infrastructure planning. Speaking during the visit, the Vice Chancellor underscored the vital role surveying plays in modern infrastructure development, urban planning, environmental sustainability, and accurate geospatial data collection. She stated that as UNICROSS expands its physical infrastructure and continues training professionals in related fields, close cooperation with the Office of the Surveyor General remains essential to maintaining best practices in s...

  By: Rasheed Olanrewaju Some people do not merely live; they leave indelible footprints on the sands of time. Comrade Anietie Ben Akpan , fondly known as Roro Chief , was one of those rare personalities. He invested in people, nurtured careers, opened doors, and gave hope to countless journalists and media professionals. Men like him never truly die because their legacies continue to live in the lives they transformed. One question continues to torment me: Will I ever forgive myself for not seeing you during my last visit to Calabar two weeks ago? I made every effort to see you, but I was informed that you had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital .  To my surprise, that very night, you called me back and asked why I did not come. I replied that even your voice did not sound like your usual energetic self and that what you truly needed was rest. You agreed. Unfortunately, I was leaving Calabar the following day as scheduled. C...

The Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District , Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong has lauded the outstanding performance of beneficiaries of the 2025 Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme , revealing that more than 40 scholars graduated with distinctions while over 150 earned merit grades across various foreign universities. The senator made the remarks after attending the graduation ceremony of the 2025 scholarship beneficiaries at Coventry University on Thursday, July 30, alongside members of the Senate Committee on NDDC , the NDDC Board, Management, and staff. According to Ekpenyong, who chairs the Senate Committee on NDDC , the achievements of the scholars demonstrate the immense potential of young Nigerians when provided with quality educational opportunities and the right environment to thrive. He noted that the success of the scholarship programme reflects the collective commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu , ...