By Monday Ogar The leadership of the University of Calabar under the new Vice Chancellor, Professor Zana Akpagu has embarked on massive infrastructure renewal and reconstruction in the campus. CrossRiverWatch took a tour of the facilities on campus recently and we bring you exclusive pictures:
By Jonathan Ugbal The University of Calabar chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU-UCB) has passed a vote of no confidence on its chairman, Joseph Eteng removing him from office. His vice, Richard Ita is to take over in acting capacity for a period not exceeding 90 days as stipulated in the
The Bursary department is a critical component of a University that requires a disciplined, transparent, accountable and financially creative individual to mange. It is to the University what advertisement is to the media house; live wire. This is because no institution, not just a University functions without a well organized bursary. The head of the
By Inyali Peter The investigation of the former Bursar of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Peter Agi had seen dozens of petitions from almost every quarter of the Varsity with that of the institution’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) causing more havoc CrossRiverWatch findings reveal. The eleven page petition signed by
By Ushang Ewa A lecturer in the department of accounting of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) was gunned down Thursday night at his Amika Utuk by Uwanse residence in Calabar, the Cross River State capital CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Dr. Emmanuel Igbo Igbeng drove home at about 9:00 PM Thursday night with an unidentified female, he
By Archibong Jeremiah, Jonathan Ugbal, Anthony Idagu, Ogar Monday, Roland Enya-Forte, Etoma Denis The 30th convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar held Saturday with over 13,000 graduands receiving first degrees, post graduate diplomas, master degrees, doctorate degrees and honorary doctorate degrees. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Zana Akpagu pegged the number of
By Roland Enya-Forte Chief Daniel Chukudozie, Chairman Dozie Group has pledged to erect a building for the Engineering department of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). Chief Daniel made the pledge in Calabar while speaking shortly after been conferred with a Honorary Doctor of Science of the University. He further disclosed that in less than eighteen
By Jonathan Ugbal A lecturer in the Department of Zoology in the University of Calabar, Professor Edet Ekpenyong was kidnapped this morning. Professor Ekpenyong was on his routine jogging exercise from the varsity’s staff quarters to the Abraham Ordia stadium. Sources in the institution say there was intense shooting before the gunmen whisked Professor Edet