By Patrick Obia The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has kick-started activities that will climax with the convocation of seven thousand, seven hundred and sixty-nine (7,769) students with various degrees in the institution. The 35th convocation ceremony will be a combined session of 2022 and 2023 graduates who will be awarded First Degree and Diploma, Post-graduate
By George Odok, News Agency of Nigeria Prof. Florence Banku Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has refunded an undisclosed amount of money illegally collected by some departments in the institution to 196 students. Obi refunded the money to the students on behalf of the university at the Senate Chamber of the institution
By Patrick Obia Former University of Calabar (UNICAL) Student Union Government’s (SUG) President, Afufu Anthony has laid to rest his dad and uncle. Anthony who is also an Ex-officio member of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) lost his father – the late Mr. Anthony Afufu Okpo and his uncle – the late Afufu
By Mary Bassey The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi has appointed Engr. Oluwadamilare Eludire as the Acting Head of Department (HOD) of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering. The appointment is contained in a letter signed by the varsity’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Obi, noting that the appointment is for a period
By Etido Okon The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced the 35th and 36th combined convocation ceremony of the institution in May 2023. The exercise is for graduates of the 2019/2022 and 2020/2021 academic sessions. In a circular signed by the school Registrar, Gabriel Egbe disclosed guidelines to graduates on how they can go about
By Mary Bassey Service Compact with All Nigerians (SERVICOM), University of Calabar (UNICAL) Directorate has been chastised for its new ‘indecent dressing’ regulation. The Directorate issued a circular signed by its Director, Prof. Egaga Patrick on 31st of March, 2023 blacklisting many dressing styles it termed ‘indecent dressing’ among staff and students. It said it
By CrossRiverWatch Admin As students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) resume from the election break, Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the institution has embarked on inspection of new projects embarked on by the school management, this according to reports, is to ensure contractual compliance and standards. According to a post made on Facebook by George
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper A professor of Political Science at the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Felix Akpan has been found dead with multiple stabs at his 181 Duke Town close residence, behind Mega Hilton Hotel, Calabar the Cross River state capital. Sources who pleaded anonymity told Vanguard Newspaper that Prof. Akpan, a former