By Etido Okon Two students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) identified as Vivian and Oluchi, who will be representing the institution in the World University Games in China have been charged to fly high with medals. The World University Games are staged every two years in celebration of international university sports and culture that
By Saviour Edidiong The University of Calabar (UNICAL) Students Union Government (SUG) and Board Leaders of the Welfare Department of Campus Shuttle Drivers have met as a result of the current fuel price increment across the country. The both parties deliberated for two days before coming to a consensus. According to a press release by
By Ijeoma Opara, The ICIR Following the hike in fuel prices, the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members to work only two times a week. The directive was contained in a statement issued by COEASU National President, Smart Olugbeko on Wednesday, July 19. Olugbeko said the decision was reached by
By Joseph Erunke, Vanguard Newspaper Former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said Nigeria’s education system must be tailored towards creating jobs rather than seeking jobs. Senator Ndoma-Egba added that education should be backed up with skill acquisition, noting that the world was fast moving past education for seeking jobs. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of
By Sylvia Akpan CrossRiverWatch, the foremost indigenous investigative medium in Cross River State has boosted the morale of its newsroom. It’s a publication of CRWatch Resources. The boost came after it received Industrial Training (IT) students from the University of Calabar and other volunteers. The Managing Editor of the medium, Comr. Archibong Jeremiah while opening
By Able Winnard Sun Rise Radio, the Department of Mass Communication radio station, University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has gone online. Some students in the Department were in the radio studio for a program which was also to record and soundcheck. The station can also be found and listened to on Radio Garden. The
By Able Winnard A postgraduate student of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), in the Department of Visual Art and Technology Edak Bassey, has set a new African record as the first to feature in Plein Air Magazine, a United States of America-based magazine. PleinAir Magazine is a bi-monthly published magazine focused on landscape
By Jonathan Ugbal An 11-year-old Lehwehtu James Ibor has emerged third in a worldwide painting competition organized for relatives of staff of Halliburton. Miss. Ibor, a student of Lourdes Academy is said to have spent just a night and submitted her painting on the last day. She utilized crayons on cardboard paper with the painting