By Frank Ulom The University of Calabar, UNICAL has bowed to the pressure from the students and made a U-turn by suspending the new fee increment which put the institution into a frenzy on Monday (4 Dec 2023). CONVERSEER reports that the students demonstrated peacefully on Monday following the increment of school fees on Friday…
By Frank Ulom The students of the University of Calabar, UNICAL have called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi to stop encouraging them into Internet fraud and cybercrime, popularly referred to as Yahoo Yahoo. The students made this known on Monday while protecting fee increment by the university. The students who marched around the campus…
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….
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 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 Frank Ulom Unknown gunmen have kidnapped Prof. Patrick Egaga, Director of SERVICOM, University of Calabar (UNICAL). CONVERSEER learned that Egaga who is also the Director of Special Education was kidnapped on Sunday night at his residence at the UNICAL Staff Quarters, Calabar. According to The Oracle Today, Egaga was whisked away through the river…
By Frank Ulom Several students have been injured and hospitalised following the stampede that broke out during examinations at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Calabar, Cross River State. CONVERSEER gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday morning, November 11, 2023, at the GSS Centre. According to sources, the students who were writing general courses could…
By Chris Njoku The University of Calabar (UNICAL) in partnership with MediaVision Limited has disclosed that the winner of the mascot design competition for the Nigeria Universities Games Association (NUGA) 2026, would go home with N150,000. The revelation which was made in a meeting between the sports marketing company and UNICAL on Friday, November 10,…
A University of Calabar (UNICAL) student, Zion Paul has embarked on a bicycle journey from Calabar in Cross River State to Abuja, the Federal Capital. CONVERSEER learned that Paul who commenced the journey today, Friday, November 3, 2023, is going to meet his mentor, Moses Bliss. According to a student, Nsikak Ibatt who shared the…
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been slammed with 14-count charges and will be facing a trial at the Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State. The 14-count charges, CONVERSEER reports were filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) after…