“The attention of Management has again been drawn to another ugly, rowdy, and disorderly scene where students were sighted in their numbers flying strange colors suspected to be secret cult regalia, while others were seen driving recklessly (presumably under the influence of alcohol and drugs) in and around the University premises,” the memo read. “These
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, (UNICAL) Professor Florence Obi on Wednesday 25th July, 2023 said the withdrawal of hundreds of students by the institution was in line with its policies and was ratified by the Varsity’s Senate. Professor Obi made this known in an exclusive interview series on CrossRiverWatch
By Geoge Odok, NAN The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has formally commissioned Radio Unical International, a dedicated terrestrial/digital Frequency Modulated (FM) radio station in the University to enhance, among other things, knowledge transmission via the airwaves. Speaking during a live program on the radio station operating on 103.5
By Patrick Obia Final-year students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have protested and disrupted ongoing examinations in some departments over their inability to register. The incident occurred on January 9th, 2023. The angry students alleged that they are unable to register for their exams through the school portal. Chanting solidarity songs, they demand the
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS on Monday, arrested and detained a lecturer in the Department of Political Science of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mr. Jerry Agboh who served as surety for his colleague, Mr. Denis Inakefe, who was arrested in a gestapo-styled operation on Sunday. Mr. Agboh signed the bail bond
By Monday Ogar Listen To The Report The family of Okuku Emeritus Professor Akpan Asuquo Otu have donated Nigeria’s first medical simulation lab to the University of Calabar in a ceremony that was held inside the school’s campus in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The family said the donation of the Okuku Emeritus Professor
By Archibong Jeremiah The Federal Government of Nigeria under the 2012 budget began constructing a 3 storey Faculty of Law building in the University of Calabar, Cross River State. The project was facilitated by the Leader of the 7th National Assembly, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, who represented Cross River Central in the Senate at the time.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi has said the institution only increased service charge for some subjects not tuition fee because it doesn’t exist. The first female VC of UNICAL stated this in her office while fielding questions on ‘One On One’ with Citizen Agba Jalingo which