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…
Gov Otu’s aide pens emotional message after graduating with daughter same day By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bassey Otu on Content Development, Saviour Asuquo, has melted the hearts of many with his comment after graduating from the university the same day as his daughter. In fact, both of…
By Kingsley Agim CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – There are people who teach, and there are those who transform. Mr Cornelius Ellah, fondly known as Cornel, is one of those rare gems who embodies both. A man whose journey into the classroom, from his own historical account, was almost reluctant, but whose impact within those four walls…
Prof. Francisca Bassey has emerged as the first substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS).
