Augustine Odey

The Cross River State Government, in collaboration with the World Bank’s Project HOPE Education, has concluded a three-day intensive training workshop aimed at bridging learning gaps in English and Mathematics across primary schools in the state. The workshop, themed “Enhancing Pedagogical Practices for Effective Teaching and Learning of English and Mathematics in Primary Schools,” was […]

The Cross River State Government has intensified its ongoing education reform with the closure of additional illegal schools across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. The enforcement exercise, led by the State Ministry of Education, forms part of efforts to sanitize the education sector and ensure that only duly approved schools operate in […]

In continuation of the ongoing statewide sanitization of the education sector, the Cross River State Ministry of Education Taskforce on the Closure of Illegal Schools has sealed off several unapproved schools operating without the mandatory Approval to Operate (ATO) across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, reiterated the State Government’s unwavering […]

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Supervisors for Education across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. He made this known on Tuesday when he received the Supervisors on a courtesy visit to the Ministry of […]

The Cross River State Government has commenced an enforcement exercise to shut down all illegal and unapproved schools operating across the state. The Taskforce, inaugurated earlier this month by the Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, following the approval of the State Executive Council, began full-scale operations in the Calabar, Ikom, and Ogoja Educational […]

October 20, 2025 The Cross River State Ministry of Education has commenced an enforcement exercise to shut down all illegal and unapproved schools operating across the state. The Taskforce, which was inaugurated earlier this month by the Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, began full-scale operations in the Calabar, Ikom, and Ogoja Educational Zones. […]

On behalf of the Management and Staff of the Ministry of Education, we join millions of Cross Riverians and well-wishers across the nation to heartily felicitate with His Excellency, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, on the joyous occasion of his 66th birthday. Your Excellency, your visionary leadership, humility, and unwavering commitment to the development and […]

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, on Wednesday attended the Investment and Business Conference organized by the Cross River State Diaspora Commission in collaboration with GUCCAD. The event, themed “Invest Cross River,” was held at Gigi’s Royale, Bishop Avenue, Calabar. The conference brought together investors from the diaspora and across […]