The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed reports suggesting that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to a convocation ceremony at the University of Calabar. In a statement on Monday, the apex court’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Akande Festus, clarified that Justice Agim attended the event…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Law by the University of Calabar. The conferment was done today, Saturday March 22nd, by the university’s Chancellor, Emir Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, GISTSMATE MEDIA gathered. Wike’s Honorary Doctorate degree was announced in a video shared by his…
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Tuesday, alleged that pictures extracted from his phone, in the alleged sexual harassment offence, were edited. Ndifon told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja that the pictures alleged to have been extracted from his phone by the…
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has bagged the French Government Award in Plastic Waste Management in Nigerian Campuses, attracting €50,000 research grant. The award which was presented by the French Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday 11th October, 2024,noted that a total of €753,000 was earmarked to help Universities across Nigeria develop innovative, adaptive and sustainable…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday invalidated the certificates of 101 individuals who were fraudulently mobilized for national service by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years. The Scheme described this action as a major crackdown on certificate fraud and a step towards ensuring the integrity of…
The first female President of the Student Union Government, SUG, University of Calabar, Blessing Alims has clarified why she appointed 50 individuals for advisory roles in her administration. The student of political science was elected as SUG president on June 14. Alims, on August 1, announced the appointment of the 50 aides in a now-viral…