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  • Angba Appoints HoDs For Newly Approved Programmes In UNICROSS

    Angba Appoints HoDs For Newly Approved Programmes In UNICROSS

     

    The Management of University of Cross River State has appointed Heads of Departments for newly approved programmes in the University.
    Professor Austine Angba, Vice Chancellor of the University, announced names of the newly appointed Heads of Departments during the University’s Enlarged Management meeting held yesterday.

    Some of the newly appointed Heads of Department are Dr. Cassius Ogar, Acting Head of Department of Entrepreneurship Studies,
    Dr. Anthony Odu Oru, Acting Head of Department of Banking and Finance, Dr. Francis Anoka, Acting Head of Department of Economics, Dr. Ofut Ogar, Acting Head of Department of Software Engineering, Dr. Julius Obidinnu, Acting Head of Department of Information System, Dr. Sunday Ebaye, Acting Head of Department of Peace Studies, Dr. Eteng Eloma, Acting Head of Department of Sociology and Dr. Tabe Ntui, Acting Head of Department of Industrial Chemistry.
    Similarly, Dr. Michael Ayang-Nzan has been appointed as Acting Head of Department of Broadcasting while Mr. Cornelius Ellah has been appointed as Acting Head of Department of Journalism Studies.
    Before his recent appointment, Mr. Ellah was Acting Head of Department of Mass Communication.
    Dr. John Ukam has been appointed to replace him in that office.

    All the newly appointed Heads of Departments are expected to assume duties immediately.
    Their appointments will terminate at the end of September 2025.

    It will be recalled that the National Universities Commission (NUC) recently gave approval to the University to commence academic activities in seventeen new programmes.
    The University is currently admitting students into all the new programmes.

    We heartily congratulate all the newly appointed Heads of Departments and wish them success in the discharge of their duties.

    UNICROSS Media Team

  • Gov Otu Pledges To Review The Monthly Subvention To UNICROSS In The Light Of The Current Challenges

    Gov Otu Pledges To Review The Monthly Subvention To UNICROSS In The Light Of The Current Challenges

     

    Cross River State Governor, Sen. Prince Bassey Otu, has disclosed that he is aware of the current challenges faced by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State and he will review the subvention to the University and will continue to work together with the Vice Chancellor to resolve all the issues.

    The governor made the commitment when he received the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Austin Angba, and his management team on a courtesy visit.

    According to Otu, a society’s academic foundation must be securely established for it to advance.

    “For any society to progress, the academic foundation must be solidly entrenched. That is why I facilitated the building of a befitting administrative block to provide the needed comfort for staff and lecturers.

    “My administration will continue to work to ensure that UNICROSS becomes one of the leading tertiary institutions in this country and beyond,” the governor said.

    In light of the current economic difficulties, Governor Otu indicated that he will review the monthly subvention to them to ensure some structural changes in the institution.

    “The challenges you face, I already know. We will review the monthly subvention in the light of current challenges and will continue to work together to resolve the issues.

    Speaking during the visit, the Vice Chancellor of UNICROSS, Prof. Austin Angba, while congratulating the governor on his assumption of office, commended him for facilitating the building of the administrative block of the university while serving as a senator, expressing confidence that he will do more as the Chief Executive of the state.

    “Many years ago I drove to UNICROSS and beheld the administrative block you facilitated when you were at the National Assembly. It speaks of a man who loves education. We thank you for facilitating that project, because we know that as governor, you will do more for the institution.”

    The VC disclosed that in recent ranking of universities, the University of Cross River State emerged as 7th Best University in Nigeria and 37th

  • UNICROSS VC’s FOTOS Pet Project, Refunds School Charges To 11 Students

    UNICROSS VC’s FOTOS Pet Project, Refunds School Charges To 11 Students

    By Elijah Ugani 

    The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State UNICROSS, Prof. Augustine Angba, has through his pet project, Feed One Train One Student (FOTOS) initiative refunded school charges of eighty thousand naira (#80,000.00) only to 11 students on their outstanding performance.

    The award was based on two categories of well behaved students and students with the highest Cumulative Grade Points Average CGPA in the most senior class of each faculty in the 2020/2021 academic session.

    The UNICROSS VC, had charged the newly admitted students during the combined matriculation ceremony, held recently across the faculties of the university to prioritize their studies as certificates are issued to students after graduation on the basis of having been found worthy in learning and character.

    To challenge his students to be more focused on their studies, Prof Austin Angba, decided to initiate the pet project to create an opportunity where student’s consciousness will be reawakened.

    The per project was initiated in November 2021 during his 1st year anniversary in office, and is meant to encourage student’s academic performance and moral conduct.

    Speaking with TheLumineNews,  Prof Angba noted that “I decided to initiate this pet project and keeping to my commitment to the students and the university at large, I  refunded school charges to 11 beneficiaries selected from the various faculties of the university. This is to challenge other students to take advantage of this opportunity”

    Prof Agba added that “To me, it is my little way of encouraging my students and I want to charge beneficiaries not to relent, as the reward for good work is more work. They should realize that all eyes are on them and they must not disappoint”

  • Shun Cultism, Examination Malpractice, UNICROSS VC Advises Students

    Shun Cultism, Examination Malpractice, UNICROSS VC Advises Students

    By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper

    The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State, Prof. Augustine Angba, has warned matriculating students of the institution to shun deviant behaviors such as cultism, exam malpractice, and stealing among others.

    He gave the warning on Thursday during the combined matriculation of students admitted in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 sessions at the institution’s main campus, Ekpo Abasi, Calabar.

    “Ensure to take your academic work seriously, shun cultism, stealing, examination malpractice, and all forms of deviant behaviors and other vices, and focus on why you are here. Remember that the university certificate is awarded based on character and learning. You are, therefore, advised to set your priorities right from the onset. If you miss it now, it will be difficult to correct the missing link,” he told the students.

    He reminded the students that the institution’s no fees, no examination policy was still in force.

    He added, “I further implore you to strictly adhere to the rules and regulations enshrined in the student’s handbook as this will help the university serve you better.”

    Professor Angba also said the Vice Chancellor’s pet scholarship project tagged ‘Feed one, train one student’ was still on.

    He said the program “offers scholarships to exceptionally intelligent students, indigent students and students who have seen to possess an outstanding character. You can earn yourself a scholarship from it.”

    He thanked The Visitor to the University, Governor Ben Ayade for his laudable contribution to the advancement of the university.

  • Catholic Priest Admonishes ASUU On Strike, At Late Pa Angba’s Burial

    Catholic Priest Admonishes ASUU On Strike, At Late Pa Angba’s Burial

    By UNICROSS Media

    Reverend Father Benedict Mose of Saint John The Baptist Catholic Church Wula in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, has admonished members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against using their low emoluments as a reason for embarking on industrial strike actions.

    He admonished them while delivering a sermon at Uchu-Yache, during the funeral mass for Late Pa Elder Bernard Ogabor Angba, father of Professor Augustine Angba, Vice Chancellor of University of Cross River State.

    He said “ASUU should not go on strike on ‘we are not well paid’. They should go on strike because things are not going on well…. I want to see ASUU going on strike because the primary school sector is not functioning, not tertiary institutions…. Most of the corruption that we are crying about, we must go back to primary schools. I am an Administrator of a school. Judging from the moral decadence among children of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 years, I am afraid of what will happen in 20 years from now. We have to go back.”

    In addition, he advised ASUU to look inwards and fight against bribery and corruption as perpetrated by some Lecturers. He said: “A Lecturer will complain about Federal Government and you are collecting ‘sorting’. Are you not ashamed? You are upgrading marks. You can’t receive bribes and think you will be great.”

    He enjoined Lecturers and other sympathisers at the funeral service to readjust their lives and live well so they will be at peace with God on Judgement Day after their deaths.

    Reverend Father Mose described Late Pa Angba as a man who touched several lives. He said: “You have seen his children, so it’s like seeing their father. They must have touched your lives, that’s why you are here. It means that he touched your lives too. I am giving you an assignment Think about your lives today. One day as this Papa is lying here, that’s how one day, they will keep you. Where will you be on the Judgement Day?”

    Late Pa Elder Bernard Angba died at the age of 80. In his tribute to him, Professor Augustine Angba described him as “strong and tenacious both in sickness and in good health.”
    He added that just as he is proud to be a product of his father’s loins, he knows that even in the grave, his father is happy that he (Professor Angba) is a product of his loins.
    We wish Late Pa Elder Bernard Ogabor Angba peaceful rest.

     

  • Breaking: CRUTECH Converted To UNICROSS

    Breaking: CRUTECH Converted To UNICROSS

    By UNICROSS Media Team.

    Cross River University of Technology has been converted to University of Cross River State.

    This development followed the signing into Law of a bill to that effect by Senator Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State and Visitor to the University.

    The Bill was sponsored by Rt. Honorable Peter Odey, member representing Ogoja Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly.

    With this conversion, the erstwhile Cross River University of Technology has now become a conventional university and can now run all courses, unrestrictedly.

    Picture below shows the Vice Chancellor of UNICROSS, Professor Augustine Angba in his office today with Rt. Honorable Peter Odey, shortly after the bill was signed into law.

     

  • CRUTECH’s VC Calls On Students To Expose Unethical Practices By Some Lecturers

    CRUTECH’s VC Calls On Students To Expose Unethical Practices By Some Lecturers

    By CRUTECH Media Team

    The Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology, Professor Augustine Angba, has called on students of the university to expose unethical practices allegedly perpetrated by some lecturers of the university.

    Angba made this call yesterday, January 28th 2021, while addressing year 3, 4 and 5 students of Calabar campus of the university, during the COVID-19 orientation programme.

    His words: “Students complain to me even when I was Acting Vice Chancellor. When I say ‘give me the name of the lecturer’, they say ‘Sir, I don’t want trouble.’ Jesus! So, you are patronizing the lecturer. How can you be protecting somebody who kills you? If you have any complain, nobody will do you anything. Just inbox the name of the lecturer to me. The lecturers who collect sorting are ignorant. Such lecturers are under a curse.”

    He stated that although names of alleged perpetrators of unethical practices are already on his table, the battle against victimization of students can only be won if affected students cooperate with him in fighting that battle.

    The Vice Chancellor enjoined students to be of good behavior at all times, adding that education without character is meaningless. He stated that it is completely unreasonable for any student to destroy the university’s property at any time. “Having stayed at home for ten months, my students should graduate and go. If any person tells you to look for trouble, tell the person that you want to graduate and go. Trouble is not good.” He added.

    Professor Angba averred that he intends to improve on the image of CRUTECH by giving a positive outlook of the university. He invited students to cooperate with him in that regard, stating that “you are the future of this state and my vision for the state and country is to raise young men and women who are globally competitive.”

    Speaking on COVID-19, the Vice Chancellor described the virus as “very real”. He implored students of the university to adhere to guidelines against the spread of the virus as recommended by relevant authorities, including the university’s Committee on COViD-19.

    On his part, the Chairman of CRUTECH’s Committee on COVID-19, Professor Emmanuel Uttah, charged the students to be wary of false sense of security about the virus. He said that a new and more deadly variant of the virus is currently afoot.

    According to him, ”COVID-19 is not written on anybody’s face. That is why you must listen to mitigation protocols and abide by them. Survival is a function of personal decision. If you decide well, you will survive and live well.”

    A similar orientation programme will take place in Obubra, Ogoja and Okuku campuses of the university, respectively.
    It will also take place for year 1 and 2 students of all campuses of the university after they resume in February.

     

  • CRUTECH VC Justifies “NO FEE, NO EXAMS” Policy Of CRUTECH

    CRUTECH VC Justifies “NO FEE, NO EXAMS” Policy Of CRUTECH

    By CRUTECH Media Team

    The Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology, Professor Augustine Angba, has justified the university’s policy of “NO FEE, NO EXAMS” by explaining that students owe the university the sum of 1.46 billion naira and must pay that debt.

    The Vice Chancellor made this justification today when he featured as a guest of “The People’s Opinion”, a program of FAD 93.1FM radio station, Calabar.

    Professor Angba said: “His Excellency in his good heart said that with the EndSARS protests and impact, he was going to suspend tuition fee payment. On our fee schedule, we have eighteen items. Tuition fees is just one of them. The students are aware of this.

    “Secondly, this school fees we are talking about is the one they started paying in 2019. They are coming back to write 2019/2020 examination. Even if government pays all their fees today, they still have to pay the fees. It is a debt. As I am talking to you this morning, students owe CRUTECH a total of 1.46 billion naira on fees. They need to pay their outstanding school fees. Not only that of 2019/2020…. Any student owing school fees will have to pay.”

    His statement of justification followed wrong insinuations in some quarters that the Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade, made a public pronouncement that exempts indigenes of Cross River State schooling in CRUTECH from paying school fees.

    Consequently, the Vice Chancellor said: “If government makes a pronouncement, the pronouncement has to be documented and translated and the translation now commences the process of implementation.

    On the issue of fees, if a man makes a pronouncement and feels you should not pay tuition fees anymore, it will require time and processes to do the documentation and come out with data. You know that ASUU just called off strike. We need time and if the right thing is done, definitely they will be excluded from paying tuition fees.”

    It should be recalled that CRUTECH’s policy of “NO FEE, NO EXAMS” was approved by the University’s Senate and implemented in the first and second semester of 2018/2019 academic session.

    Although all students of the university wrote examinations during the session, answer scripts of indebted students got selected and excluded from marking. This means that affected students did not have results for that session. Therefore, such students are required to pay school fees of that session and properly take courses of the session.

    The same policy is set to continue this session. This policy is not strange, considering the fact that the policy of free education does not exist in CRUTECH, just as it does not exist in other Nigerian universities.

     

  • CRUTECH To Announce Resumption Date On Thursday After Senate Meeting

    CRUTECH To Announce Resumption Date On Thursday After Senate Meeting

    The Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Prof. Augustine Angba has stated that an Emergency meeting of the university’s Senate is scheduled for Thursday this week, and it is expected that a revised academic calendar will be considered at the meeting and a resumption date announced thereafter.

    Angba assured that the institution is adequately prepared to welcome her students back on campus.

    The VC made this known on Tuesday while addressing members of CRUTECH’s Media Team in his office.

    According to him, adequate preparations have been made in various units of the institution in line with the protocols of COVID-19 as directed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

    Prof. Angba enumerated areas the state university has adequately covered to include the ‘No mask, No Entry’ policy of the school’s COVID-19 Team, general maintenance and fixing of the hostels across all campuses, fixing of all broken taps on campus for free flow of water to enhance hand washing, provision of thermometers for checking temperature, amongst others.

    He added that the institution has put in place COVID-19 test kits and a testing machine and will subsequently begin testing for COVID-19.

    A tour round Calabar campus shows that most taps on campus are running, the environment is being adequately kept clean, hostels maintenance is ongoing while security agents are seen enforcing the ‘No Mask, No Entry’ directive of CRUTECH’s COVID-19 Team.

  • Ahead Of School Resumption: VC Lights Up Crutech

    Ahead Of School Resumption: VC Lights Up Crutech

    By Trinity Jesam

    The Vice Chancellor of Cross River University of Technology Professor Augustine Angba along with Management team has  ensured the installation of 60 street lights in the University in an effort to make the environment more habitable for Students .

    The Vice Chancellor stated that this is part of his commitment in ensuring a safe, secured and conducive learning environment for his students.

    He added that apart from lighting up the school, Water is running in all the hostels, for all returning students.

    These efforts by the VC are manifestations of his commitment to continually protect the welfare and safety of the students and staff of the institution.