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NYSC demobilises 54 UNICAL graduates illegally called for national service

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 18, 2024

The National Youth Service Corps, or NYSC, has demobilised 54 University of Calabar graduates who were illegally registered for national service by university officials. According to Eddy Megwa, NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, another 19 individuals who initially registered

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UniCal, FOPCHEN train 43 youths in solar installation, maintenance

Angel Ojonugwa August 17, 2024

Calabar, (Sundiata Scholar) – The University of Calabar (UniCal), have in partnership with the Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Nigeria (FOPCHEN), trained 43 persons in solar installation and maintenance. According to the organisers of the training, 25 of the trainees are students while 18 are residents of Aka Efa Community, a suburban […]

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Mercy Chinwo, Pastor Blessed offers full scholarships to 100 undergraduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2024

Mercy Chinwo, a well-known gospel singer, and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, have established the Mercyisblessed Foundation to provide full scholarships to 100 University of Calabar undergraduate students. On Friday, July 12, 2024, the couple announced the offer in front of a crowd of thrilled students during their tour of the university. The scholarship

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The 3 kidnapped UNICAL students regain freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 13, 2024

The three students of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, who were kidnapped two weeks ago have regained their freedom. LIB reported that gunmen stormed Freedom Hostel, owned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday night, March 29, 2024, and whisked the victims away to an unknown destination.  A statement issued by the Public […]

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Vice chancellor of UniCal to deliver bullion lecture

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 12, 2024

Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Banku Obi, is to deliver the 2024 edition of the Bullion Lecture. The lecture is slated for 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at The Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. The lecture’s theme is Human Capital Development as a Catalyst for Nigerian […]

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UniCal responds to COREN on alleged non-accreditation of engineering courses

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 10, 2024

Gabriel Egbe, Registrar of the University of Calabar (UniCal), stated on Tuesday that the university had no record of failed accreditation. Mr Egbe, speaking on behalf of the University’s administration, was responding to a warning supposedly issued by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, in a publication. He stated that the […]

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UNICAL dismisses HOD for ‘failure to present students for convocation’

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 9, 2024

Florence Obi, the vice-chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), has dismissed Victor Ecoma, the head of the Fine and Applied Arts department, for allegedly neglecting to present students for the school’s convocation event. The UNICAL 36th convocation ceremony was place from March 18 to March 24, with around 8,415 graduates receiving various academic degrees.

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Kidnappers storm university campus, abduct 3 UNICAL students from hostels (SEE NAMES OF VICTIMS)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 31, 2024

The Cross River Police Command confirmed on Sunday the abduction of three University of Calabar (Unical) students. The command’s spokesman, SP Irene Ugbo, said that the students were abducted on Thursday night at one of the university dorms on campus. Ugbo, who did not provide information about the abduction, did say that the police were […]

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Court grants suspended UNICAL dean, lawyer bail

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 9, 2024

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, has been granted bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Bail was also granted for his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, who was also charged with a crime alongside him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The professor and […]

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Multiple nude photos discovered on suspended UNICAL professor’s phone, says ICPC investigator

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 1, 2024

According to Lucy Ogechi, an investigator with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, forensic examination of Cyril Ndifon’s phone, the suspended dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, showed that he had multiple nude pictures from different contacts. The professor and his lawyer, Sunny Anyanwu, are currently

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Court grants suspended UNICAL Professor temporary bail

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 10, 2024

On Wednesday, January 10, a Federal High Court in Abuja granted Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, interim bail so he could have glaucoma surgery. The embattled professor was initially placed under arrest on Tuesday at the Kuje Correctional Facility. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following […]

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Court remands UNICAL prof suspended for sexual harassment in Kuje Correctional Centre

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 8, 2024

On Monday, a Federal High Court ruled that Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, who is accused of sexual harassment, should be placed under detention at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Ndifon, who is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission […]

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UNICAL increases tuition fees for undergraduates by over 100%

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 4, 2023

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) administration has declared a more than 100% rise in undergraduate tuition costs. The declaration was made in a statement that was provided to newsmen in Calabar on Monday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The university’s Senate met in emergency session on Friday to discuss the upward revision […]

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FG Pledges to Take Action Against Sexual Harassment Offenders at Universities Following UNICAL Scandal

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 12, 2023

The sexual harassment controversy that has previously rocked the University of Calabar and some other educational institutions has been met with anger from the Federal Government. Professor Tahir Mamman, SAN, Minister of Education, has warned academics and the university community about sexual harassment issues, reiterating that the Federal Ministry of Education will deal