CALABAR, NIGERIA— In a thorough institutional sweep targeted at cleansing the academic ranks of unethical practices, the Governing Council of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has actually dismissed 8 team member and handed down extreme profession sanctions to another senior scholastic.
The sweeping disciplinary actions were ratified throughout the institution’s 174th Governing Council conference, following comprehensive deliberations on extensive forensic and disciplinary panels’ reports.
A main executive memo signed by the Registrar and Secretary of Council, Dr Mrs. Icha Chukwuka, verified the instant enforcement of the terminations.
Teacher Dismissed over Evaluation Malpractice
Headlining the disciplinary list is Prof. Emilia Oyira of the Department of Nursing Science, who was dismissed from the university service on verified grounds of gross evaluation misbehavior.
In a related advancement within the same department, Dr Mathias Agba was found culpable of severe carelessness of task in connection with the exact same evaluation misbehavior probe.
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While leaving outright dismissal, the council purchased that Dr Agba’s academic promotion be strictly delayed for 2 subsequent marketing years, further directing that he surrender 50 per cent of his previously withheld wage.
Absconding, Academic Scams, and Possession Vandalism Stamped Out
The Council’s dismissals cut deeply across both the academic and non-academic divisions of the university, targeting long-lasting truancy, records falsification, and the theft of public facilities.
Additionally, four staff members were entirely terminated from the university payroll following prolonged durations of unauthorised lack and outright desertion of responsibility posts.
The impacted workers consist of Mr Ukachukwu Echezunachi Darlington (Chemical Pathology), Mrs Akinrinade Opayemi Ogunluyi (Microbiology), Dr Arum Priscilia Nchekwube (Internal Medicine), and Mrs Okoi Nyesam Eni (Scientific Medical Hostel).
The University Management, under the management of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Offiong E. Offiong, stressed through the secretariat that the institution stays completely unwavering in its zero-tolerance policy towards administrative corruption, monetary double-dealing, and intellectual scams.
The board declared its dedication to rebuilding UNICAL on a strong structure of outright structural integrity and academic quality in service delivery.