By Kingsley Agim The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has reaffirmed its commitment to strategic collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to advance research and student-focused initiatives aimed at promoting safer road use. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Francisca Bassey, made this known on Friday, April 24, 2026, when the Cross River State…
By Kingsley Agim History was made at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) as its Vice Chancellor, Professor Francisca Bassey, was formally inducted as a Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE). The induction, which took place on Friday, April 23, 2026, makes Professor Bassey the first female Fellow of the…
By Kingsley Agim The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has recorded a significant academic milestone following the release of the latest accreditation results by the National Universities Commission (NUC), with the institution securing full accreditation for nearly all programmes presented. Announcing the results during an emergency Senate meeting at the Calabar campus on Thursday,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Unknown gunmen have robbed top University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) management staff and a professor from the University of Calabar (UNICAL) [names withheld] in Calabar, the state capital. Converseer learned that the staff were robbed alongside over ten fun seekers on Saturday night at a relaxation spot adjacent…
PROFILE OF PROFESSOR FRANCISCA BASSEY, FIRST FEMALE UNICAL VC By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Professor Francisca Bassey, an illustrious scholar and transformational academic leader, was born in Calabar to Efik parents (Hon. Chief & Mrs Umo E. Okon of Eto Mkpe – Yellow Duke family) Cross River State, Nigeria. She attended the prestigious University…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Prof. Jacob Agba, Cross River State’s first and only Professor of Mass Communication, has expressed profound gratitude to God for what he described as a journey “from darkness to light.” He made this known on Thursday (13th November 2025) at the New Café of the University of Cross River…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Students and supposed graduates of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) have taken to the campus to protest over the institution’s inability to release results in the past two years. According to the demonstrators, some of them have graduated as far back as 2023, but the institution has…
By Archibong Emmanuel CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has entered a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Zhenjiang College, China, and Soho-Skyrun Group, aimed at fostering academic collaboration, research partnerships and industrial training opportunities. The agreement was signed in the presence of top government officials, members of the UNICROSS Management…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Government, through the state-owned University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), has entered into a partnership with Zhenjiang College in China to promote academic collaboration and institutional development. Governor Bassey Otu, represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, disclosed this during a joint audience with…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has announced a change in the resumption date for the First Semester of the 2025/2026 academic session. According to a statement signed by the Acting Registrar, Idim E. Ekanem, and dated 26th September, the resumption, initially slated for Sunday, 28th September, has…
