By Etido Okon Former Governor of Cross River State from 1999 to 2007, Mr. Donald Duke has received a provisional license to operate a private university. The institution which is named Duke Medical University was approved alongside 37 others by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in May 2023 through the then Minister for Education Adamu
Agency Reporter The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has reiterated her administration’s determination to sustain the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the institution. Obi said this when officials of the International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) paid her an advocacy visit in Calabar on Monday. She
Despite having two professors as Governor and deputy in Cross River State, Ben Ayade and Ivara Esu respectively, the education sector has not fared well. The administration has been under heavy criticism about the state of affairs in the past 8 years. The Construction and Fabrication Academy in Biase, the Polytechnic Ogoja, the British Canadian
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross Riverians have been sharply divided over the ownership of one out of two private Universities approved by the Federal Government in Cross River State. A document obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that the British Canadian University, Obudu, and The Duke Medical University, Calabar were among 39 universities approved by the Federal Government,
By Sylvia Akpan The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Forest Security, Joseph Obi has faulted the promotion of the Commissioner for Aviation, Jake Otu Enyia as Associate Professor of Law at University of Calabar (UNICAL) without due process. In a letter addressed to Professor Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, Joseph alleged
By Asare Asare, Daily post Two female students of the University of Calabar have been selected for the world universities games holding in the city of Chengdu, China, from 28 July 2023. They were selected following their outstanding performances during the trials held in Benin City a few days ago. The students are 19-year-old 100-level
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State, Prof. Augustine Angba, has warned matriculating students of the institution to shun deviant behaviors such as cultism, exam malpractice, and stealing among others. He gave the warning on Thursday during the combined matriculation of students admitted in the 2021/22 and
By George Odok, NAN President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Faculty of Law building, University of Calabar (UNICAL) 11 years after it was started. The project was facilitated by Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, leader of the 7th Senate, who represented Cross River Central from 2003 to 2015. President Buhari, while inaugurating the project on Saturday in