By Our Reporter More than 40 University of Chester students helped to herald the start of the festive season in the city by getting involved as events volunteers for the 12 Days of Christmas Parade. Organised by Cheshire West and Chester Council, and attracting between 7,000 and 8,000 visitors annually, the parade is a showcase…
By Our Reporter The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Banku Obi has received commendation from the University’s Alumni body for her marvelous infrastructural development on campus. The VC got the commendation when she received in the audience the National Security Council (NSC) of the Varsity alumni under the able leadership of Prof….
By Endurance Onun The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has raised its study allowance from $30,000 (N24 million) to $40,000 (N32 million). This was disclosed by the Commission’s MD/CEO, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, earlier last week when he visited Golden Tulip Hotel, Port Harcourt, venue for the oral interview for applicants of the NDDC foreign postgraduate…
By Frank Ulom Miss Obidigbo Blessing Chioma has been adjudged to be the best female student in West Africa and Nigeria by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC. This was disclosed by WAEC on Wednesday on its official social media pages. According to WAEC, “Meet our Distinguished Winner, Miss Obidigbo Blessing Chioma, Overall Winner of…
UNICAL GSS CBT EXAMINATION: PROF OJUA, DIRECTOR CENTER FOR GENERAL STUDIES, SETS THE RECORDS STRAIGHT On Saturday, the 11th of November, 2023, University of Calabar students who were scheduled to write Computer Based Test (CBT) GSS Examination, set out to write their exams without any premonition that the exercise will be marred by an unfortunate…
By Frank Ulom The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has awarded Pinn Margaret Secondary Commercial School, Calabar as the best Public Secondary School in the Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) in Nigeria. The award is referred to as the WAEC/Vertebra Merit Award. According to the certificate signed by Dr Amos Josiah Dangut, WAEC Head of…
By Our Reporter The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Rev. Eyoawan Otu, has donated back-to-school items and learning materials to students of the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Calabar, as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. The donation, which was made earlier today, included textbooks, exercise books, writing materials, school bags and other essential…
By Our Reporter Participants and stakeholders to the just concluded workshop organised by the National Teachers Institute (NTI) Kaduna, for forty primary school teachers at the Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI), Biase in Cross River State have rated the Institution as the best teacher training centre in Nigeria alongside the NTI. Observers on a 3-Day…
By Nsan Ndoma-Neji It was a time of excitement and glamour as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Banku Obi, announced that UNICAL has won the hosting rights for NUGA 2026. Simultaneously, she announced the appointment of MediaVision Limited as the Sole & Exclusive Marketers for the games. This announcement was…
By Kingsley Agim Cross River State Government has emphasised the need for capacity building for teachers in the State as a major step to improving the sector for better education of its citizens. The Commissioner for Education, Sen. Stephen Odey, who made the declaration while officially opening a 3-day (14-16 November 2023) Workshop for Science…