By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests that one person has been shot dead by unknown gunmen at the gate close to the University of Calabar power house. According to an eyewitness, the shooting occurred at about 15:48 Hours (3:48 PM) local time when an unknown gunman moved behind a group of three men walking
By Daniel Edu A total of twenty two (22) programs in the University of Calabar have been issued different classes of accreditation following the conclusion of the November/December 2017 accreditation exercise carried out by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Seventeen (17) out of the 22 bagged full accreditation while five (5) were issued interim accreditation
By Obeten Godfrey The 31st convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) earlier slated for Saturday, March 10, 2018 has been postponed a statement from the Varsity’s management says. The release dated March 6, 2018 and signed by the University Registrar, Mr. Moses Abang, said the postponement was due to “unforeseen circumstances.” However, these
By Inyali Peter Follow @InyaliPeter The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian on Thursday expressed his intention to enrol into the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Institute of African and Asian Studies as a student. Mr. Pingjian stated this in Calabar while presenting scholarships valued at N100,000 to 47 students of the institution. The scholarship
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The 31st convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been slated for March 10, 2018 sources in the Varsity’s management say. This will be the third convocation ceremony organized by the current Vice Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu with no fewer than 2,500 people to be awarded different degrees. Details surrounding
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Graduate School of the University of Calabar has said that a suspended lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok failed to meet the requirements for the award of a PhD. As part of the process of preparing students for convocation, the graduate school is compiling records of students who have met the requirements for
By Aplefe Ojong The Cross River State Ministry of Justice has written the Inspector General of Police (IGP) seeking the immediate arrest of suspended University of Calabar lecturer, Mr. Joseph Odok. This followed Mr. Odok’s petition to the IGP which mentioned the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Joe Abang in
By Our Reporter An Associate Professor and Lecturer in the department of Linguistics of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mensah Eyo and five students are to be tried in court over an alleged certificate forgery allegation. This was contained in a letter sent to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Zana Akpagu by the