By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has renamed its International Conference Centre after Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Converseer reports that the renaming follows the 50th-anniversary celebration which took place in March this year. During the anniversary, which coincided with the University’s 37th convocation, Akpabio was also honoured with a Doctorate…
Damilola Agbalajobi, a senior lecturer with the Department of Political Science at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has been promoted to the rank of professor. With this promotion, Ms Agbalajobi emerged as the first female full professor since the department was established in 1962. The promotion was approved by the university’s Appointment and Promotions…
By Our Reporter CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – In a decisive move to reposition tertiary education in Cross River State, Governor Bassey Otu has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Councils of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) and the University of Education and Entrepreneurship (UEE), Akamkpa, urging members to drive institutional excellence, ensure accountability, and align…
CALABAR – A student only identified as Comrade Offiong has died while trying to jump through the school hostel fence in Calabar, Cross River State. Converseer gathered that Offiong, popularly known by other students as Prof, was rounding off his National Diploma (ND) at the School of Health Information Management (SHIM), University of Calabar Teaching…
Teachers in some states of the federation who are still placed on the N18,000 and N30,000 minimum wages or below have cried out for help. Although 14 states were allegedly paying their teachers the old wages when the N70,000 national took off last year, LEADERSHIP Sunday discovered that the claim was untrue. Recently, a national…
CALABAR – The management of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has postponed all examinations initially scheduled between the 3rd and 5th of April 2025, indefinitely, following a protest by the students over the institution’s “No Fees, No Exams” policy. The postponement comes after a closed-door meeting between university management and student union leaders,…
The Leipzig Book Fair continues to be very popular with the public. Significantly more visitors came this year than in 2024, but there are still concerns in the book industry. Full halls, crowds at readings, shuffling in the aisles – the Leipzig Book Fair 2025 has become the expected colourful book festival this spring. The…
CALABAR – Southern British High School, Calabar, a top-tier institution known for its commitment to academic excellence, has announced its upcoming entrance examination scheduled for Saturday 5th April 2025 at 10:00 AM. The school, known for its provision of world-class education, is calling on parents and guardians to enrol their children in a nurturing and academically…
Budget documents also reveal that the college plans to spend N5 billion on building infrastructure and facilities. A review of the approved 2025 budget by SaharaReporters shows that the Federal College of Education, Bichi, Kano, has allocated N1 billion for the construction of perimeter fencing. In contrast, only N70 million has been earmarked for renovating…
AKPABUYO – The Arthur Jarvis University (AJU), first private university in Cross River State, has graduated its first batch of Medical Laboratory Scientists, which were inducted into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN). Speaking at the induction ceremony held on Wednesday on the campus in Akpabuyo, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Sir Joe…
