17 September 2026

university investigation

Legislature

Senate, Reps Order Probe Into UNICAL Dentistry Crisis

A legislative rescue effort is now underway to address the growing academic uncertainty facing 392 dental students at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), after years of regulatory breaches by the institution. Leading the charge, Senator representing Cross River South, Asuquo Ekpenyong, convened an emergency meeting at the National Assembly on Monday, bringing together key players,

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Universities

UNIZIK says the man who died after the jump is not their student

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra State, has said the man who died after jumping from a three-storey building in Ifite-Awka is not one of their students. Reports say the man, Kenneth Oyeaka Rapuchukwu, jumped from the Seat of Wisdom Lodge on June 5, 2025, after taking an illegal substance. However, the university, through

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