By Blessing Ekong The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended the head of its Directorate of Human Resource and Establishment, (HRE) Mrs. Agatha Ikposhi over allegations of documents falsification. The HRE Director will be investigated by the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit, her suspension letter, signed by the Varsity’s Registrar, Mr. Gabriel Egbe read. An alumnus
By Ushang Ewa The University of Calabar has postponed its 35th convocation ceremony over the uncertainties caused by the ongoing strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The ceremony which sees the award of certificates to graduates across different strata was billed for March 25th and 26th, 2022. But, a release issued
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The leadership of the University of Calabar has informed former President Goodluck Jonathan of its intention to award him an honorary doctorate degree during its 35th convocation ceremony slated for later in the year. An honorary doctorate degree is an academic degree for which a university has waived all the usual requirements.
It was an English philosopher and scholar, Thomas Hobbes who postulated in his book, Leviathan, Book I, Chapter 13 that; “Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man, the same consequent to the time wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and
By Sylvia Felix In 3 weeks the University of Calabar, in the first capital Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria has witnessed 3 fire outbreaks. The recent is the Department of Continuous Education and Development Studies which happened today, Wednesday, 9 February 2022. This is coming three weeks after the Department of Mathematics, in the same
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 acting director, alumni relations of the University of Calabar, Dr. Dorn-Cklaimz Enamhe says he hopes to instill in alumni of the institution, the culture of giving back to the place that molded them. Enamhe who was appointed in the new position on January 20th to, among others, serve as the liason
A few years ago, Mr. Agi Peter, a young vibrant and the shrewd chartered accountant, the youngest ever Bursar of the University of Calabar since its inception in 1975, brought to the table his ‘paradigm shift’ mantra which was geared at the entrenchment of the world best practices of financial ethics in the institution. It