By Frank Ulom The Chairman of the National Youths Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Cross River State Chapter, Comrade Daniel Obo Jnr., has asserted that the peaceful protest embarked upon by the University of Calabar, UNICAL students on Monday 4 December 2023 over fees increment was political. Speaking with newsmen on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at…
By Frank Ulom Dr Arnold Udoka of the Department of Theatre and Media Studies has been appointed as the Director of the University of Calabar Performing Company (UCPC). CONVERSEER learned that his appointment was approved by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Florence Obi. The appointment was conveyed in a letter dated 4th December…
By Austin Akan Days ago, our attention was drawn to a supposedly truthful remark, but emotionally manipulative statement by Chief Ray U. Morphy on the reviewed, yet suspended school charges in the University of Calabar, entitled “#That_Unical_Fee_hike_Fiasco!”. While the supposed Chief’s remark could be dismissed with a wave of hand, it is pertinent to address…
By J.B. Ogar Aware that there have been arguments from various quarters that education all over the world is expensive, implying therefore that, to produce one graduate from any tertiary institution in recent times is no little business, albeit the fact that there’s hardly any government that doesn’t realise the importance of education for its…
By Cynthia Maduekwe The University of Calabar, UNICAL Radio’s “Campus Connect” is set to host a crucial studio session this Wednesday at 7pm, delving into the recent school fee increments mandated by the university’s management. The session aims to provide a platform for informed discussion on the impact of these fee adjustments, particularly in light…
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…
