By Sodiq Adelakun The University of Calabar (UniCal) has denied rumors of a hike in school fees, according to a statement released by the office of the institution’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, on Saturday. The clarification was made in response…
Former Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, has called for investigation into protest by students in University of Calabar. News Men had reported that some students had protested in the institution, accusing one Prof Cyril Ndifon, Dean of the university’s Faculty…
The Senate of the University of Calabar has approved the suspension of academic activities from Feb. 22 to March 14, to enable its staffers participate in the forthcoming general elections. The directive is contained in a statement signed by the…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar and Chairman of Senate, Prof. Florence Obi, has announced the appointment of two female Deputy Vice Chancellors (DVC’s) of the institution. The announcement is contained in a release signed on Monday in…
The University of Calabar has ordered the cessation of the practice of “water ritual’’ in the school, describing it as unwholesome and not academic. In the “water ritual’’, students pour water sporadically on matriculating and graduating students as an “initiation…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Calabar branch, has staged a peaceful protest to demand the payment of their eight months’ salary arrears from the Federal Government. Chairman of the union in UNICAL, Dr John Edor, who…
The University of Calabar says it is not recruiting, disowning a social media advertisement on recruitment. Mr. Effiong Eyo, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Calabar, advising the public to disregard…
An engineering graduate has been arrested for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hilux van engine belonging to the University of Calabar. The suspect and his accomplices sold the N2 million engine for N30,000. Chief Security Officer of the university, retired Capt.…
The University of Calabar says it has postponed its 35th Convocation ceremony scheduled for March 25 and 26. In a statement on Tuesday in Calabar, the Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, attributed the postponement to the ongoing Academic Staff Union of…
Four students of the University of Calabar have been suspended for allegedly beating up another student, Christian Emmason, at the Special Scholarship Hostel, resulting in the destruction of some university properties in the process. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof.…
