UNICAL: Prof. Obi Completes 5 Abandoned TETFund Projects in One Year

Calabar, Nigeria – The Vice Chancellor of the College of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has accomplished 5 deserted TETFund tasks within the establishment inside one 12 months – from December 1, 2023, to December 1, 2024.

These tasks embody:

Completion of deserted Pharmaceutical and Medical Pharmacy Constructing
Completion of deserted Pharmacy Administrative Constructing
Completion of deserted School of Schooling Extremely-Fashionable Constructing
Completion of deserted School of Sciences Constructing
Completion of deserted School of Engineering Administrative Block

Prof. Obi made the comment on Monday, December 2, 2024, throughout her 4th Anniversary celebration held on the College’s Worldwide Convention Centre.

Based on her, “Throughout the final one 12 months, now we have undertaken the completion of various deserted tasks which have been an albatross on the College, posing an issue in accessing new interventions from funding businesses.

“Recall that after I got here on board, our college was recognized by our supervisory our bodies and funding company TETFund because the College with the very best variety of deserted Federal Authorities funded tasks. Right now, the trajectory has modified as my administration has accomplished all however one TETFund deserted undertaking.

“We’re working to get around the remaining deserted TETFund undertaking, which was earlier than ICPC for lack of conformity with constructing requirements.”

The Vice-Chancellor additionally stated her administration has initiated and accomplished new tasks, that are awaiting commissioning. There are:

Completion of a Hearth Service Station
Development of Workshop Constructing for School of Engineering (Section II)
Ongoing building and furnishing of a Corridor of Fame/Multipurpose Corridor

Obi additionally listed these to begin quickly to incorporate:

Completion and furnishing of Professorial Constructing (reverse School of Administration Sciences)
Development and furnishing of a 125-bed-space hostel
Development of perimeter fence within the College
Extension of EDC Complicated
Renovation of SLT blocks

The eleventh and first feminine VC of UNICAL additionally listed different achievements inside this era to incorporate effectivity of examination and outcome administration system resulting in well timed commencement, provision of key services for enhanced analysis, instructing and studying, attraction of analysis grants and collaborations, curriculum enlargement, and successfull accreditation workouts.

Others are the event of the e-Library, operation of a clean tutorial calendar and classes, enhancement of workers and college students’ welfare, creation of a gender-sensitive, inclusive and conducive surroundings for all, safety, conflict in opposition to corruption, fee of backlog of taxes, amongst others.