Patricia Ogbene

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE (IPRO) The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, Esq., on Wednesday, January 4, 2026, carried out an unscheduled inspection visit to selected schools in Calabar, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen education reforms and promote the wellbeing of learners. The visit was aimed at monitoring compliance with […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, has successfully mediated a peace meeting between the management of the Teachers Continuous Training Institute TCTI) and officials of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU). The meeting, held at the Ministry of Education Headquarters, Calabar, was convened to address and resolve all […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Chief Judge of Cross River State, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Akon B. Ikpeme, on Monday, 15 December 2025, swore in Senator Professor Stephen Odey as a Notary Public in a formal ceremony held at the Chief Judge’s Conference Room, High Court Complex, Judiciary Headquarters, Calabar. The appointment is considered a significant […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE In a move aimed at strengthening education development and financing in Nigeria, the Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, on Tuesday participated in the 2025 Nigeria Education Summit organized by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in Abuja. The two-day summit, held at the Abuja Continental Hotel, brought together […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, on Monday participated in the official unveiling of key National Policy Documents on Education approved by the 69th National Council on Education (NCE). The event, which took place in Abuja, brought together Commissioners for Education from the 36 states of the […]

The Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, on December 3, 2025, held a crucial meeting with the management team, including the Principal and Parent Teachers Association (PTA) leadership of the UBEC Vocational Secondary School Akpabuyo.The meeting, which took place at the Ministry’s headquarters of the Cross River State Ministry of Education, was convened to […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Ministry of Education has announced the completion of printing for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) certificates, assuring parents, schools, and stakeholders that the documents are now ready for collection. Speaking during a briefing with education stakeholders, including representatives of NAPS and ANCORS, the Commissioner for Education, […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, was earlier today inaugurated into the Governing Council of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI). He was appointed on 21 November 2025 alongside other council members drawn from Sokoto State, Kano State, Yobe State, Oyo State and Enugu State. The inauguration ceremony […]

The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, was represented at the public presentation and launch of an academic Festschrift in honour of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Banku Obi. The event, hosted by the Department of Special Needs Education, featured the unveiling of the book “A […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education in partnership with Save the Children International and the Global Partnership for Education, has continued its comprehensive support for education delivery in refugee and host communities across five beneficiary states, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, and Taraba. Under the ongoing intervention, teachers, […]