BREAKING: UNICAL dismisses 5, demotes 10 lecturers for academic fraud

The authorities of the University of Calabar has announced the postponement of the University's matriculation ceremony for students admitted for the 2012/2013 Academic Session earlier scheduled for today Friday, March15, 2013. A report on the Varsity's homepage says the event will now hold on Friday March 22 2013.

"The Matriculation ceremony will now hold on Friday March 22, 2013.
All other Information concerning the Matriculation remains valid please.
Members of the University community and indeed new students are requested to note its new date.
Any inconvenience caused by the postponement is deeply regretted".

 In a related development, Punch online News portal report the dismissal of 5 students, and the demotion of 10 lecturers for academic fraud. Read more after cut.

The Governing Council of University of Calabar has dismissed five academic staff and demoted 10 others for what it called “academic dishonesty”.A statement issued by Dr Julia Omang, the Registrar and Secretary to Council, on Friday said the disciplinary measure was in furtherance of the institution’s “bid to curb academic dishonesty’’. The statement said four of the dismissed workers were allegedly involved in plagiarism while one was involved in alleged financial fraud. The statement added that the 10 demoted lecturers chose to publish their works in fake or cloned journals and proceeded to submit same and obtained promotion in the process. “The academic staff dismissed for outright plagiarism include Dr Azubuike Iloeje and Dr Maurice Bisong of the Department of English and Literary Studies, Mr Oden Ubi (Department of Marketing) and Dr Paulinus Noah of the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies.“Dr Damian Agom was dismissed for salary overpayment, enriching himself to the tune of N7,268,044. 95 over a period of 11 months. “The 10 academic staff demoted for publishing in fake or cloned journals include Prof Udoayang, Dr Asuquo Akabom, Dr Sunday Effiong and Dr C. O. Udoka, all of Accounting Department, Professor Molinta Enendu, Department of Theatre and Media Studies and Dr E.S.Akpan of Banking and Finance “Others include Dr A.I. Afangideh and Dr Francis Okpiliya of the Department of Geography and Environment Science and Dr K.B.C Ashipu of the Department of English and Literary Studies. `Professors Udoayang and Enendu, Dr Okpiliya, Dr Afangideh and Dr Ashipu were demoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer, others were stepped down to Lecturer I,’’ the statement added.