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UNICROSS Risks Losing Accreditation Over Decayed Studio Infrastructure

By Patrick Obia There is disquiet in the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) as the National Universities Commission, (NUC) has issued a December 5, 2021 deadline for management to fix the studios of the Department of Mass Communication or lose accreditation. This less than a year after the institution changed its name from the

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‘Fun And Exhausting’ – UNICAL Student Shares Experience Researching Fresh R’s ‘Late Night Sail’ Radio Program

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Margaret Alfred Ekanem, 22, a final year English and Literary Studies’ student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has said that her project which focused on researching selective discussions on a radio program hosted by Ralph “Fresh R” Udofa. Fresh R hosts the late night sail on Hit 95.9 FM Calabar which

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COVID-19: UNICROSS Students Charged To Discard Myths, Get Vaccinated

By Sylvia Felix Students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) were last week enjoined to discard campaigns by anti-vaxxers and get vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic which has ravaged the globe. The Severe Anti-Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 was first discovered in Wuhan, China in 2019 and has since gone on to infect over

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UNICAL Fires Obeten Ekabua Over Extortion, Set Up Special Committee

By Sylvia Felix And Glorita Agba The Management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has relieved Prof. Obeten Ekabua as the Head of Department of Computer Science in the institution. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi gave the approval with immediate effect after Prof. Obeten was alleged to have extort students in his department. A memo

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UNICROSS Matriculates 6,342 Students, Warn Against Social Vices

By Patrick Obia “Reject any activity – cult, yahoo-yahoo and other unlawful associations that will take you out of your dreams,” said the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Professor Augustine Angba, Wednesday at the 19th matriculation ceremony of the varsity in Calabar. “Refuse to listen to those staff and students

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Admission Malpractice, Assault On School Laws Threaten Academic Quality At Bauchi Health College

By Idris Kamal Ibrahim, WikkiTimes The Governing Council of Bill and Melinda Gates College of Health Technology, Ningi has dissolved the Academic Board of the college after it found one Amina Sule Abdulkaidir, a daughter of the Council’s Chairman, Alhaji Sule Abdulkadir Doguwa, and 10 other students guilty of exams malpractice, WikkiTimes’s independent Investigation revealed. Amina

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7th TBLF Education Summit To Focus On Peer Pressure And Nigeria’s Learning Ecosystem

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The seventh edition of the education summit and scholarship awards of the Bridge Leadership Foundation, (TBLF) will focus on new innovations and initiatives in Nigeria’s Learning ecosystem as well as the impact of peer pressure on learning. A statement issued by the not for profit organisation said the event slated for Friday,

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Atycare Initiative Donate Educational Materials To 260 School Children In Calabar, Says Vision Is From God

By Patrick Obia And Sylvia Felix Non Governmental Organization, Atycare Initiative has donated essential educational materials to 260 public school children in Calabar metropolis, says it is her dream to give a helping hand to vulnerable in the society. The outreach which is occasional was held at Government primary school Obufa Esuk, Calabar South and

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