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Florence Obi

August 22, 2023

Police, female lawyers, alumni to probe sexual assault allegations against UNICAL professor

Mr Ndifon was accused of selecting “only female students as his supervisees thereby making them vulnerable.”

Cyril Ndifon and UNICAL VC Florence Obi
August 16, 2023

UNICAL seeks more police support on campus security

Florence Obi, the UNICAL vice-chancellor, has appealed to the Cross River police command for more collaboration for effective policing of the institution.

police commissioner Gyogen Grima and UNICAL
April 3, 2023

Insecurity: VC seeks police presence on UNICAL campus

Vice-chancellor of the University of Calabar, Florence Obi, has solicited an external security presence to avert insecurity threats on campus.

University of Calabar
December 9, 2022

UNICAL bans ‘water ritual’ during matriculation, convocation

In the ‘water ritual’, students pour water on matriculating and graduating students as an “initiation rite.’’

University of Calabar
December 21, 2021

Be smart, provide proof of sex for grades, UNICAL VC tells students

“We are sensitising the students about sex for grades. Let them be bold to talk about it. They own their body. Nobody has right over their body,” explained Ms Obi.

November 10, 2021

APGA/Soludo victory, reward for good governance: Victor Umeh

He said Mr Soludo’s victory was significant to APGA and expressed the hope that the party would spread to other parts of Nigeria.

Victor Umeh
November 9, 2021

AnambraDecides: One thousand policemen deployed in Ihiala

“We are deploying more than a thousand to the polling booths. This makes an average of three, four. They are going to be complemented by other security agencies.”

Policemen (Credit: BBC)
October 10, 2021

UNICAL to create digital profile of students

This is to enable them to have digital profiles of students of the institution.

UNICAL VC
October 7, 2021

UNICAL to sanction staff extorting students

”The attention of the university’s management has been drawn to reports alleging that members of staff are extorting money from new students.”

University of Calabar
January 18, 2021

UNICAL to resume 2019/2020 academic calendar February 5

The University Senate on Monday approved the revised academic calendar for 2019/2020 session.