Unical VC inaugurates 20-bed COVID-19 isolation Centre
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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has inaugurated a 20-bed COVID-19 isolation Centre on campus in line with the protocols of the National Centre for Disease Control and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
Obi, who inaugurated the centre on Wednesday in Calabar, said her administration was desirous of safety within the University community.
She said that when it became obvious that the University was going to resume, the Senate of the University met and agreed that they should operate on face-to-face contact with the students with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
UNICAL investigates employment racketeering
The investigation became necessary following the police detection of 31 fake employment letters from the university, the vice-chancellor says.
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Florence Obi, has inaugurated a committee to investigate the 2019/2020 employment in the institution.
The employment was carried out during the tenure of the immediate past vice-chancellor of the university, Zana Akpagu.
Mrs Obi, who inaugurated the committee on Monday in Calabar, with Benjamin Inyang, a professor, as chairperson, urged the committee to review the status of approval given for the employment.
The committee is also to review the certificates presented by the job applicants.
Ayade inaugurates skill acquisition academy
The academy is meant to make residents of the state self-employed.
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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Tuesday inaugurated a construction and fabrication academy, with 500 initial trainees.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the academy will train apprentices on skills such as information and communication technology (ICT), welding and fabrication, tiling and plumbing, among other skills.
NAN also reports that the academy is meant to make residents of the state self-employed.
Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, Mr Ayade said before now it was difficult to find youth from Cross River with self-reliant skills.
An educational foundation, Teacher Essien Ita Ita Educational Foundation (TEIIEF), has presented a cheque of N2 million to the University of Calabar (UNICAL) for the fixing of potholes in the institution.