Crisis has erupted at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) as Vice Chancellor Prof. Florence Banku Obi directed hundreds of students from the Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Surgery to return home due to over-admission beyond the quota approved by the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council.
Crisis has erupted at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) as Vice Chancellor Prof. Florence Banku Obi directed hundreds of students from the Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Surgery to return home due to over-admission beyond the quota approved by the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council. The decision was announced during a meeting with students and their parents on July 10.
A memo dated July 7 from the Provost’s office invited stakeholders to the meeting, though the agenda was undisclosed. Afterward, students from 200 to 600 levels were dismissed until the issue is resolved.
“There’s a huge injustice going on in the University of Calabar Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Surgery,” one affected student stated. Another added, “Now they have asked the students to go home when they cannot maneuver their fraudulent admission.”
Students claim millions have been spent on tuition and related fees. Protests have been banned, further escalating tensions as calls for justice grow.