First female Namibian president announces free university education

WINDHOEK – New Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced Thursday that her government will introduce free higher education at state universities and technical colleges starting next year. Nandi-Ndaitwah, who was sworn in as Namibia’s first female leader last month, made the announcement while delivering her State of the Nation speech to Parliament. “I am pleased to…

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Unical Churns Out First Set Of Engineering Graduates as VC Urges Innovation

Unical Churns Out First Set Of Engineering Graduates as VC Urges Innovation

A cross section of pioneer engineering graduates. By Anietie Akpan The Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Calabar (Unical), has churned out its first set of graduates, just as the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Florence Obi urged the graduands to remain committed to life-long learning, innovation and excellence. It could be recalled…

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Insecurity, Governance Gaps Pose Challenges To Food Security, Don

Insecurity, Governance Gaps Pose Challenges To Food Security, Don

By Anietie Akpan The 137th Inaugural Lecturer of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Susana Ben Ohen, has said that climate change, insecurity, post-harvest losses, policy, and governance gaps pose challenges to the food security situation in Nigeria. Prof. Ohen stated this at the Unical International Conference Centre while delivering the institution’s inaugural lecture on…

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