By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Prof. Augustine Angba, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cross River State has reappointed Mr. Cornelius Ellah as the Mass Communication Head of Department. This was contained in a letter signed by the Registrar of the institution, Mr. Victor Ene. The letter stated that his tenure is to last
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report Mr. Gabriel Beshel, a former Registrar of the Cross River University of Technology – CRUTECH (now, University of Cross River State – UNICROSS), who led the charge for the change of the institution’s name, has passed away. Mr. Beshel, 67, died in Calabar, the Cross River State capital,
By Cornelius Umoh Listen To The Report The University of Cross River State, UNICROS, has directed students to vacate hostels. In a circular with No. 366 from the Office of the Registrar, students are directed to vacate the hostels on or before the 25th of March, 2022. The directive is a result of the ongoing
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 Victoria Effiong Unless an urgent action is taken, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 500 unit prototype hostel at Cross River State University (UNICROSS) could soon become a disaster. It is a death trap for students living in it. The hostel, awarded in December 2004, was abandoned by Directed Services Limited, a local firm that
By Patrick Obia There is disquiet in the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) as the National Universities Commission, (NUC) has issued a December 5, 2021 deadline for management to fix the studios of the Department of Mass Communication or lose accreditation. This less than a year after the institution changed its name from the
By Sylvia Felix Students of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) were last week enjoined to discard campaigns by anti-vaxxers and get vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic which has ravaged the globe. The Severe Anti-Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 was first discovered in Wuhan, China in 2019 and has since gone on to infect over
By Sylvia Felix The University of Cross River State last week unveiled it’s new logo, vision and mission statements months after Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade assented to the bill seeking for its name change on February 15, 2021. Sponsored by the leader of the ninth Assembly, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja) the bill sought to