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Peter Obi calls on Tinubu’s administration to resolve UNICAL dental students’ crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 20, 2025

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and a prominent figure in the Labour Party, has urged the federal government to offer both financial and institutional backing to the University of Calabar (UNICAL) to address the ongoing challenges affecting the graduation of its dental students. In

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UNICAL VC Breaks Silence on Dentistry Accreditation Crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 16, 2025

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi, has appealed for calm and understanding as the institution works to address issues surrounding the induction of its dentistry graduates, following concerns raised by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria regarding excess student admissions. While speaking at a press briefing held on Monday […]

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More Than 300 Dentistry Students Face Possible Expulsion from UNICAL Due to Admission Crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 13, 2025

Around three hundred undergraduate students from the Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Surgery at the University of Calabar are at risk of being removed from the institution. Some of the students affected are already in their final year. Several students involved, who shared their experiences on X (formerly Twitter), and others who spoke to our […]

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Candidate alleges foul play in UNICAL VC appointment procedure

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2025

Joseph Duke, one of the contenders for the position of vice-chancellor at the University of Calabar, has raised objections to the ongoing selection procedure for the role. Mr Duke specifically criticized the advertisement dated May 27, which included a requirement of 10 years of post-professorial experience, arguing that it breaches both constitutional and statutory

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UNICAL becomes latest beneficiary of OPay’s N1.2 billion 10-year scholarship initiative

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2025

OPay, a prominent financial services provider in Nigeria, has officially announced the addition of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) as the eighth institution to benefit from its notable N1.2 billion 10-year scholarship programme. The company formalised the partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the university to implement the scholarship scheme.

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UNICAL clinical lecturers suspend duties over exclusion in VC selection

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 14, 2025

Clinical lecturers at the University of Calabar have begun an indefinite suspension of their duties, citing what they call intentional exclusion from the ongoing process to select the university’s new vice chancellor. This action was communicated in a letter dated June 13, 2025, addressed to the vice chancellor and issued by the University of Calabar […]

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UniCal to host ACCE international conference

Angel Ojonugwa April 4, 2025

CALABAR (Sundiata Scholar) – The University of Calabar (UniCal) will host the 26th Annual International Conference of the African Council for Communication Education (ACCE). The conference, scheduled for Oct. 21 – 24, has the theme: ‘Communication and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Era of AI, Big Data, and Cultural Transformation.’ Speaking in Calabar on

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UNICAL Dedicates Admin Building to Pioneer Registrar

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 17, 2025

The Senate of the University of Calabar has given approval for the renaming of its former Registry Building in recognition of the institution’s first Registrar, the late Dr. Onofiok Ufot. According to a statement released on Sunday, this decision serves as a tribute to Ufot’s significant contributions to the university’s development and his outstanding legacy […]

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UniCal suspends HOD for ‘alteration’ of exam results

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 10, 2024

The University of Calabar (UniCal) has suspended one of its lecturers, Joseph Akpan, for alleged misbehaviour. Prof. Florence Obi, the institution’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), disclosed the information on Wednesday in Calabar. She claimed that the suspended lecturer altered 235 examination result scripts using his privileged position as Head of Department (HOD)