Kampus Watch

In what appears to be a major breakthrough, the police have arrested a certain Stanley Osim who is suspected to have stolen batteries from the solar-powered street lights in the University of Calabar. According to a police source, the said Stanley Osim who resides in one of the Boys Quarters on campus, was caught with four of the stolen batteries. The source further disclosed that the suspect has been arraigned before a Magistrate's Court in Calabar. The case will be heard on 14/08/17. It will be recalled that the management of the University of Calabar had some months ago reported that fifty-four batteries installed in the solar-powered street lights had been stolen. Reacting to news of the arrest, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu, thanked the police for arraigning the suspect and expressed the hope that this will lead to the recovery of the remaining fifty batteries. Also speaking, the immediate past Vice-chancellor of the university Prof. James Epoke, advised managemen...

The University of Calabar today entered into a research and development collaboration with Calapharm Nigeria Limited, a wholy owned Cross River State Government Pharmaceutical Company. Explaining the terms of the collaboration when he visited the Vice-Chancellor in his office today, Mr. Farhan Khan, a Pakistani Consultant/Manager of the company said the deal will help Unical to genetically modify Artemisia Annua for local production. He also disclosed that the collaboration would involve the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan and Anamed International EV as research partners. Responding, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu, expressed profound gratitude to Mr. Khan for affording Unical the opportunity to extend the frontiers of research in genetic modification by making the institution a centre of excellence in this regard. He promised to mobilize all stakeholders concerned to get involved in the collaboration. Prof. Akpagu assured Mr. Khan that the collaboration would b...