By Cynthia Maduekwe Dear SUG & UNICAL Management, I hope this letter finds you well. As a concerned student, I am writing to bring to your attention the pressing need for the establishment of a fire service unit within our university community. Recent events and past incidents underscore the importance and relevance of having comprehensive…
By Frank Ulom The students and staff of the University of Calabar, UNICAL on Thursday night saved the institution’s Central Store building from a raging fire. CONVERSEER learned from a video sent to our newsroom by an anonymous source around 11pm where the students and staff were calling for help while trying to put off…
By Our Reporter Freshmen of the University of Calabar, UNICAL have been told to obtain their identity card during registration as they will not be admitted into lecture and examination halls without it. The Vice-Chancellor UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi stated this at the institution’s International Conference Centre during the 2023/2024 Orientation Programme for Freshmen of…
By Our Reporter The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, has urged all religious leaders not to relent in drumming the message of change to the people in order to achieve a desired nation. Prof. Obi stated this in her office when the Archbishop of the Methodist Church of Nigeria,…
By Our Reporter After a two-month forensic analysis of call logs, videos and messages, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed more than 70 evidence against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon. Ndifon is standing trial at a Federal High Court in…
By Frank Ulom The University of Calabar, UNICAL on Friday, 26 January 2024, held a matriculation for 8,956 Students recently admitted into 20 faculties and 116 departments. The matriculation, CONVERSEER learned is the 46th of the institution since it was founded on 25 October 1975. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Florence Obi, while…
By Frank Ulom Ms Cynthia Maduekwe, an Engineering Student from the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has been accepted into the prestigious Future Female Leaders in Energy Programme. CONVERSEER learned that Maduekwe earned the selection through hard work and her growing urge to network and expand the energy section. A congratulatory message to the student, read,…
By Frank Ulom Prof. (Mrs) Rita Cyril Ndifon, wife of the suspended University of Calabar, UNICAL Dean of Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has charged women, especially the young, to stand with their husbands no matter the circumstances. Mrs Ndifon gave this remark at a Thanksgiving service organised on Sunday (21 Jan. 2024) by…
By Our Reporter The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS have celebrated and conferred the quintessential Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Florence Banku Obi as the Life Patron of the Association. The Award and decoration of the VC took place on Wednesday (17 Jan. 2024) at the Council Chambers of the institution…
By Our Reporter The Vice-Chancellor, VC of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi has approved the extension of the appointment of the institution’s Director of Audit, Mr Nicholas Agbo. A letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe indicates that the extension which is for one year is to take effect from…
