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UNICAL Alumni Building Collapses

By Ubong Edet It is wonderful that after the first floor of a building is set, that very structure takes another architectural design. This is just the case with UNICAL Alumni uncompleted building, a project started about five years ago. The said building was to serve as the secretariat of the Alumni of University of

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UNICAL Suspends Randy Dean Accused Of Rape

By CrossRiverWatch admin The panel set up by the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar to investigate allegations of rape against the Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, has completed its citizen and suspended the Professor from the services of the institution. Professor Ndifon was accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year old

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Professor Zana Akpagu To Succeed James Epoke As UNICAL VC

By Our Correspondent Obudu born Professor of Modern Languages and Translation, Professor Zana Itiunbe Akpagu yesterday won majority votes to defeat seven other contestants in the battle to succeed Professor James Epoke as Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Professor Epoke began his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of Unical on 1st December, and

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CRUTECH Graduates Protest Non Mobilization For NYSC Scheme

By Jonathan Ugbal Graduates of various departments and batches of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) today braved the rains to protest their non mobilization for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and blocked the main gate of the institution in Calabar. The protest which lasted a little over 100 minutes saw students who

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Flood Sweeps Away Unical Director of Works

by crossriverwatch admin Search parties mounted by the family and friends to fish out the body of Mr Friday Sampson, a director with the Department of Works in the University of Calabar who was swept away by rampaging flood waters on Monday evening have failed to yield any result after four days of frantic search.

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Teachers Lack of Capacity is Bane of Education in Cross River – SUBEB

by crossriverwatch admin The appalling standard in education in Cross River state especially at the primary and secondary school levels is majorly attributable to the lack or little capacity of the teachers at that level to deliver quality teaching to the pupils and students. Dr Joseph Ebam, the Cross River State Chairman of the State

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Cross River Has Spent N5b on Education – Deputy Governor

by crossriverwatch admin The Cross River State Government says it has spent the sum of 3billion Naira on secondary and 2.7billion Naira on primary education since the inception of the Senator Liyel Imoke administration in 2007. . Mr. Efiok Cobham, the deputy governor of the state made the revelation in Calabar on Monday while declaring

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Cross River Polytechnic to Take Off October 2013

by crossriverwatch admin A committee to draft the academic brief to facilitate the smooth take off of the Cross River State Polytechnic at Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area has been inaugurated in Calabar. Inaugurating the Committee, the Executive Committee of the State Polytechnic, Ugep, Professor Ivara E. Esu (OFR), recalled that the State Government had

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