Patricia Ogbene

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 […]

By Patricia Ogbeche The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Senator (Prof.) Stephen Odey, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Supervisors of Education across the 18 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner made this known when he received Supervisors of Education on a courtesy visit to […]

By Patricia Ogbeche The Cross River State Ministry of Education has commenced the closure of illegal schools across the state, in line with the new reforms introduced in the education sector and following the inauguration of the Taskforce on Illegal Schools earlier this month, on October 8, 2025. The Taskforce team began enforcement in Calabar […]

By Patricia Ogbeche (Information Officer) 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 […]