Cross River State government has taken a bold step towards advancing gender equality in education with the inauguration of solar-powered boreholes in selected schools across Calabar metropolis. The initiative, unveiled to commemorate World Water Day 2026, highlights the state’s growing commitment to improving access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), particularly for girls whose education

Women of Ekuri community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State have decried the escalating destruction of their forest by illegal loggers, warning that the crisis is rapidly eroding livelihoods, endangering lives and pushing families deeper into poverty. Speaking during a one-day training programme organised by the RENEWLYN Development Initiative, the women recounted

Ongoing efforts to build stronger support systems capable of enhancing women’s participation in governance and seeing the emergence of a female president in Nigeria in future should be sustained. This was the submission of two female speakers on a radio programme organised by Vito Corsica Deck of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) Pyrates Confraternity

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-South Zone, has expressed dissatisfaction over the worsening electricity supply to tertiary institutions across Delta State. The association said the situation has negatively affected academic activities and the welfare of students, describing the development as unacceptable. In a letter addressed to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer