Augustine Odey

January 16, 2025 The Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with USAID LEARN to Read, organized the National Dissemination of the National Reading Framework and its implementation guidelines, which was declared open by the Honourable Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Saad Ahmad, in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, with distinguished guests such as Senator […]

The Cross River State Ministry of Education wishes to inform the general public that resumption for the second term 2024/2025 academic session begins on Monday, January 6, 2025.Accordingly, the Ministry of Education, enjoins all parents/guardians to release their children/wards to go back to school as classes will commence immediately. All teaching/non-teaching staff of primary and […]

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator (Associate Prof.) Stephen Odey, welcomed a delegation from Idomi Community in Yakuur Local Government Area, comprising Rt. Hon. Nelson Eteng, former Cross River State House of Assembly member and current Special Adviser to the Governor, Professor Mbeh U. Eteng, Col. Joseph Ubi Ifere, and Dr. Eni I. […]

Commissioner for Education, Cross River State, Senator (Associate Prof) Stephen Odey, has visited the site of the Government Secondary School, (Model) Okpoma to ascertain the level of fire destruction of part of the school. During his visit, he discovered that the entire academic block was burnt, including the ICT room, computers, and solar system. Additionally, […]

Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Practitioners of Nigeria (NASA), the Nigeria’s Foremost Anthropological and Sociological Experts Confers Esteemed Fellowship Award on Senator Stephen Odey. Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Odey, Associate Professor of Sociology, an erudite scholar who has published widely over 60 scholarly articles in learned journals across the world, has published four […]

The Office of the National Security Adviser has convened an ongoing 3-day stakeholders’ retreat to address the issue of out-of-school children and reform the Almajeri education system. Attendees include Senator (Associate Prof) Stephen Odey, the Secretary to the Cross River State Government Prof Anthony Owan-Enoh, and other key education stakeholders, leaders, experts, and technocrats. The […]

November 4, 2024 The United Nations Population Fund Nigeria’s representatives, led by Dr Andrew paid a working visit to the Cross River Commissioner for Education, Senator (Associate Prof.) Stephen Odey, earlier today at the Ministry of Education Headquarters, Calabar. The development partners wish to identify areas for potential partnership and collaboration with the Ministry, in […]

October 25, 2024 Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator (Associate Prof) Stephen Odey, yesterday presented his award for Proactive and Excellent Reporting Commissioner in Nigeria, conferred on him by the National Council on Education, to Governor Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu. The Governor, impressed by the achievement, encouraged Senator Odey to continue his exemplary […]