By Godwin Otang The Management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has suspended all payments of school charges following a peaceful protest by students of the institution on Monday morning in Calabar. The students had gathered at the Malabor Square which houses the Students Union Government secretariat and moved to the female hostels bearing placards.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Amidst an ongoing protest by students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) over a hike in school charges, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Florence Obi has appointed one Mr. Samuel Eno Okoi as her Special Adviser on Student Affairs. The appointment was contained in a letter addressed to Mr. Okoi who is popularly
By Able Winnard The Government of Cross River State has withdrawn its traffic enforcement officers from all routes in the State till further notice. Recently there have been a series of complaints of over-ticketing, harassment, and attacks by the said enforcement officers. This, however, led to a peaceful protest by commercial drivers in the metropolis
By Veronica Utsu Some aggrieved staff of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) who were employed between 2019/2020 staged a peaceful protest in front of the University gate Friday morning. The protesters carry placards with various inscriptions indicating that they have not been paid for the past four years. According to some of the protesting staff,
“Persons with disabilities in Cross River State deserve fair and equal access to the support that has been allocated for them, and we look to your leadership to ensure that their rights are upheld
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has approved the appointment of Dr. Rose Ohiama Ugbe, as the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law. They also set up a Committee to take charge of students’ mobilization to Law School, review, and possibly recall those already sent
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Management of the University of Calabar has suspended the Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon for alleged violation of the provisions of the extant laws and policies of the institution. The suspension, which takes effect from August 17, 2023, was conveyed in a letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River’s foremost investigative media outfit, CrossRiverWatch is set to convene a Twitter space over increasing issues of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in the State. The Twitter space is scheduled for Friday 18th of August, 2023, from 3:00PM – 415PM. According to the Managing Editor of the dogged media house, Comrade