The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has accessed the sum of N4.6 billion from the N200 billion recently released by the federal government to universities in line with Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) agreement with government late last year.
The institution will also on Saturday, January 22, graduate 1507 students who, for three academic years, were not privileged to do so with their colleagues who passed out.
The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof James Epoke, who made this known during a media chat in Calabar said the Need Assessment Team who visited the institution gave a picture of how the funds should be spent.
He said, “N2billion is set aside for hostels. We are building a hostel in the medical school, another one in the main campus while the post graduate school will also has one. Besides, we shall update our libraries, classroom blocks and do a lot of renovation works.”
Epoke added that hostels were being renovated to provide comfort thereby boosting the learning environment, and that the turn over was now 98 percent efficient as compared to the past. He promised a successful utilization of the funds.
He said Academic staff unit has set up a quality assurance committee in all the faculties to look at how scripts are marked and exam questions set, and that the committee also provides mechanism for students to assess their lecturers.
