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C’RIVER GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN MORE ILLEGAL SCHOOLS IN CONTINUED SANITATION OF EDUCATION SECTOR

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 […]

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C’RIVER GOVT SHUTS DOWN 33 MORE ILLEGAL SCHOOLS AS EDUCATION SANITATION CONTINUES ACROSS THE STATE

In continuation of the statewide effort to sanitize the education sector, the Cross River State Ministry of Education has intensified its enforcement exercise aimed at shutting down all illegal and unapproved schools operating without the mandatory Approval to Operate (ATO). The Ministry’s task force, inaugurated by the Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, with […]

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C’RIVER EDUCATION BOSS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO STRONGER COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATION SUPERVISORS ACROSS THE STATE

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 […]

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C’RIVER GOVT SHUTS DOWN 36 ILLEGAL SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE

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 […]

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CROSS RIVER MINISTRY OF EDUCATION BEGINS SHUTTING DOWN OF ILLEGAL SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE

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. […]

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HAPPY 66th BIRTHDAY-THE PEOPLE-FIRST- GOVERNOR HIS EXCELLENCY, SEN. APOSTLE (PRINCE) BASSEY EDET OTU

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 […]

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C’RIVER EDUCATION COMMISSIONER ATTENDS INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS CONFERENCE IN CALABAR, PRESENTS KEYNOTE ADDRESS

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 […]

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C’RIVER EDUCATION BOSS REPRESENTS GOVERNOR OTU AT FIRST NATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL CONFERENCE IN CALABAR

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, represented His Excellency, Governor Bassey Otu, at the First National Sociological Conference held at Pristine Villa, Calabar. The event, organized by the Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, had as its theme “The Sociology of a New Nigeria.” It […]

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C’RIVER GOVT. INTENSIFIES EFFORTS ON NEW REFORM IMPLEMENTATION, INAUGURATES TASKFORCE IN IKOM AND OGOJA ZONES

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, has intensified efforts toward the full implementation of the state’s ongoing education reforms with the inauguration of the Ministerial and Local Government Taskforce on Education Reform Implementation and Compliance in Ikom and Ogoja zones. The inauguration, held on Friday, marks another decisive step by […]

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TASKFORCE FOR SHUTTING DOWN ILLEGAL SCHOOLS INAUGURATED BY EDUCATION COMMISSIONER IN CALABAR

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, inaugurated the Taskforce for Shutting Down all illegal Schools operating across the state. The inauguration, which took place at the Ministry of Education Headquarters, Calabar, marks the commencement of a statewide exercise aimed at identifying and closing all unapproved […]

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