KUMASI (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has gone global with its degree in an exchange programme between the University and the Garden City University College (GCUC) Kumasi, Ghana. This comes as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, presented Master’s Degree certificates of the University of Calabar to the…
CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has secured full accreditation status for 24 programmes in the institution from the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC). In a letter signed by Engr. Abraham Chundusu, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the NUC, the Commission conveyed the outcome of the comprehensive accreditation exercise carried out in…
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…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Commissioner representing Cross River State at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Media Arts at the prestigious University of Calabar (UNICAL). Duke, after painstakingly going through the educational system of the varsity was awarded the doctorate degree…
By Emem Julius Calabar, Nigeria – The first female president of the Student Union Government (SUG) of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Blessing Alims, has awarded cash of one million naira (₦1,000,000) to Moses Udofia who emerged the overall best-graduating student of the institution. Alims confirmed this on Sunday in Calabar, noting that Moses Udofia,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu, and Chief Chukwuemeka Egwuonwu (CEO of Peterson Group) have been inducted into the University of Calabar’s prestigious Hall of Fame. The…
By Asuquo Cletus Calabar, Nigeria – The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has called for an overhaul to outdated curriculums in Nigerian Universities. Kalu lamented that with the use of AI (Artificial Intelligence), most Nigerian courses are becoming obsolete and cannot be linked to problem-solving in line with modern…
By Kelvin Obambon CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has disclosed that the President of the Nigerian Senate Godswill Akpabio and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, will be among the 13,786 people who will be awarded degrees at the 37th Convocation of the institution. The Vice Chancellor of…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Senate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has approved the renaming of its former Registry Building in honour of the Late Elder (Dr) Onofiok Andrew Ufot, mni, the institution’s pioneer Registrar. This decision acknowledges his invaluable contributions to the growth and development of the university and his distinguished legacy in education…
Calabar, Nigeria – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to donate 70 sets of waste bins to the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) in an ongoing effort to complement the state’s drive towards effective waste management. According to Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, Commissioner Representing the Cross…
