Patricia Ogbene

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Government has approved the statewide implementation of STEAM Clubs and the Quizarly Digital Learning Ecosystem across all secondary schools both public and private making the state a trailblazer in educational innovation in Nigeria. The approval followed a high-level presentation by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Government has announced the official opening of the 2026 Examination Registration Portal for all State examinations, including the Primary Six Placement, Junior Secondary School (JS3) Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), and Senior Secondary School (SS2) Mock Examinations. According to a statement issued by the Education Resource Centre, Ministry […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE 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 […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator (Prof.) Stephen Odey, has received an Award of Recognition from the College of Education, University of Calabar, in acknowledgment of his numerous contributions to the advancement of education in the State. The award, presented by Mrs. Offiong Ani Afiong, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator (Prof.) Stephen Odey, has emphasized the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in reshaping the educational landscape for enhanced teaching and learning outcomes. He made this known during the 1st Annual Conference of the College of Education, University of Calabar, held on October 23, […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Government has intensified its clampdown on unapproved schools operating across the state, as part of the ongoing efforts to sanitize the education sector and enforce compliance with established standards. The State Ministry of Education Taskforce on the Closure of Illegal Schools on Wednesday sealed off another batch of […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator Professor Stephen Odey, on October 22, 2025, represented His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, at the African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) National Conference held at The Dome, Calabar Municipal. The national conference, with the theme “Communication and […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Government has continued its statewide sanitization of the education sector with the closure of several unapproved schools operating without the required Authority to Operate (ATO) across the state. The enforcement exercise was carried out by the Ministry of Education Taskforce on the Closure of Illegal Schools, in line […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator (Prof.) Stephen Odey on Tuesday 21, October 2025 represented the Governor of Cross River State, His Excellency, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, at the True Elites Group Training Program on Technology and Artificial Intelligence, held in partnership with the Cross River State Government through the […]

BY PATRICIA OGBECHE The Cross River State Government has intensified its ongoing effort to sanitize the education sector with the closure of 33 additional illegal and unapproved schools operating across various Local Government Areas of the state. The enforcement exercise, spearheaded by the State Ministry of Education’s Task Force on Illegal Schools, is part of […]