UNICAL 2015/2016 Post UTME Application Procedures, Venues and Dates

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) authorities wishes to inform candidates who made the institution their First Choice in 2015/2016 UTME that they can now apply for admission screening exercise.

Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates whose UTME score is not less than indicated below for the respective programmes are eligible to apply. The Time Table is as follows;

DAY ONE: Monday, 10th August, 2015 – Time: 8.00am to 12.00noon

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
1. AGRIC. ECONS & ECONS & EXT – 180
2. ANIMAL SCIENCE – 180
3. SOIL SCIENCE – 183
4. FORESTRY & WILDLIFE RES. MGT. – 181
5. FOOD SC. TECHNOLOGY – 180
6. CROP SCIENCE – 180

FACULTY OF ALLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES
1. MEDICAL LAB. SCIENCE – 184
2. NURSING SCIENCE – 212
3. RADIOGRAPHY – 210
4. PUBLIC HEALTH – 191

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
1. ANATOMY – 180
2. BIOCHEMISTRY – 192
3. PHYSIOLOGY – 180
4. NUTRITION & DIETETICS – 180

DAY TWO: Tuesday, 11th August, 2015 – Time: 8.00am to 12noon

FACULTY OF EDUCATION
1. ADULT & CONT. EDU – 181
2. EDU. FOUND. GUID. & COUNS – 180
3. EDU. ADMIN & PLANNING – 183
4. PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDU – 181
5. BUSINESS EDU – 185
6. AGRIC. EDU – 180
7. SPECIAL EDU – 180
8. EDU. TECH. – 186
9. ENGLISH EDU – 207
10. EDU. FRENCH – 192
11. EDU BIOLOGY – 181
12. ELEM. EDU – 190
13. ENVIRONMENTAL EDU – 184
14. EDU. PHYSICS – 181
15. EDU. ECONS – 183
16. EDU. MATHS – 186
17. EDU. CHEMISTRY – 180
18. EDU. SOC. STUD – 180
19. EDU. HISTORY –
20. LIB. & INFORMATION SC. – 180
21. EDU. REL. STUD – 188
22. EDU GEOGRAPHY – 181
23. EDU. ARTS – 185
24. HUMAN KINETICS (PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION) – 181

DAY THREE: Wednesday, 12th August, 2015 – Time: 8.00am to 12noon

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE1. ACCOUNTING – 216
2. BANKING/FINANCE – 180
3. BUSINESS MGT – 209
4. MARKETING – 180

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES1. ECONOMICS – 216
2. POL. SCIENCE – 214
3. PUBLIC ADMIN – 213
4. SOCIOLOGY – 206
5. SOCIAL WORK – 180

DAY FOUR: Thursday, 13th August, 2015

FACULTY OF ARTS
1. ENGLISH – 221
2. HISTORY – 205
3. MODERN LANG. (FRENCH) – 181
4. LINGUISTICS – 203
5. PHILOSOPHY – 181
6. RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL STUD – 183
7. THEATRE & MEDIA STUD – 183
8. CHRISTIAN REL. STUD – 183

FACULTY OF LAW
1. LAW – 239

DAY FIVE: Friday, 14th August, 2015

FACULTY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY
1. MEDICINE 233
2. DENTISTRY – 180

FACULTY OF SCIENCE1. BOTANY – 181
2. PURE & APPLIED CHEMISTRY – 180
3. COMPUTER SCIENCE – 197
4. MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS – 180
5. STATISTICS – 180
6. PHYSICS – 180
7. ELECTRONIC & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY – 180
8. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS – 180
9. GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY – 180
10. GEOLOGY – 190
11. ZOOLOGY AND ENV. BIOLOGY – 180
12. FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE – 183

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Obtain Post-UTME e-scratch card or paper or paper card based on the options below. You will be required to pay N6,500.00 which covers the screening fee, practice question papers, CBT/portal and bank charges.

First Method:

Walk into any branch of Enterprise Bank Ltd. nationwide.

1. Pay for University of Calabar Post-UTME PIN and the bank will post the payment to activate your pin.

2. Login with the generated PIN for the post-UTME on http://unical.postutme.org with the generated PIN for the Post-UTME.

Second Method: The Paper Scratch Card Option

Post-UTME Scratch cards are available for those who reside in Calabar or have difficulties in obtaining the e-scratch card receipt.

1. The Examination is Computer Based Test (CBT).

2. For applicants within Calabar, the following banks may be used:
UNICAL Microfinance Bank, WEMA Bank Plc, Enterprise Bank Ltd, First City Monument Bank Plc.

3. For applicants outside Calabar, the following procedure applies:

On obtaining the scratch card, proceed to any internet facility. Log on to http://unical.postutme.org
On the home page, you will be required to enter your JAMB Registration no. in the box provided. Be sure to put your correct JAMB No. and scratch card pin to enable you gain access. Upload your passport and signature, click on: “submit” and follow the on-line instructions.

FINAL STEP
1. Confirm your entries before clicking on submit. After clicking on submit, print the form as evidence of your registration and bring it along to the screening venue.
2. Download the version of Practice Questions related to your Programme of study after filling the online application form.

DEADLINE
Registration will shut down at 12.00 midnight on Monday 3rd August, 2015.

Candidates are required to come with their 2015/2016 original examination UTME result slip showing candidate’s photograph.

NOTE:

(a) Impersonation is a serious offence and anyone caught impersonating will be handed over to the Law Enforcement Agents.

(b) Any Candidate who fails to take part in the screening exercise automatically loses his or her chance of being considered for admission.

(c) GSM handsets, calculators, or any other extraneous materials MUST NOT be brought into the screening hall. Such materials if confiscated will not be returned.

(d) Parents/Guardians should please stay away from the University campus on the screening days. They should stop by the gate.

Early commencement of registration is advised to avoid web congestion in the dying hours.

FG has Declared Friday, May 29 as public holiday

The federal government in Nigeria has declared Friday, May 29th, 2015 as Public Holiday to celebrate the 2015 Democracy Day.

The announcement was made by Abba Moro the Minister of Interior on behalf of the FG. The minister also urged Nigerians at home and the diaspora to support the incoming government and to pray for the success of Nigeria's democratic process.
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Father Killed Daughter Lover, 22 Years Old Man at 8miles Calabar

A man named, Elewana Godwin of River Basin Authority, 8 Miles Calabar has been accused of shooting a 22 year old boy, Douglas Ojugbo on March 10, 2015, for allegedly sulking his daughter.
Some neigbours who were physically terrified and only managed to talk to CrossRiverWatch about the incident, after begging not to be named said, Mr. Elewana is a very dangerous man and that they have seen Douglas on a few occasions coming to check on his daughter and that they have seen the daughter accompanying Douglas when he is leaving.
One of the respondents said they are aware that "the girl's father had warned the small boy not to come near the daughter again. That is what we were made to understand but the two of them could not leave themselves and we hear that it is because of that that the man decided to take that horrible action.
"On that fateful evening, we saw the man running after the boy who was panting and running but the man caught up with him around the basin authority gate there and shot him with a gun. After shooting him, he dragged him into his car and drove off. All of us were running for our dear lives because like I said that man is dangerous and everyone around know him for that." CrossRiverWatch gathered that Mr. Elewana shot Douglas in the arm and later gave him another shot in the leg and allowed the boy to bleed to death in his car after bundling him into the car and drove the corpse to the Federal Housing Police station in Calabar.
Authorities in the Federal Housing Police Station in Calabar were also not willing to talk to CrossRiverWatch as the issue is said to have
shaken the police personnel in the station terribly. A senior police officer in the station told our reporter privately that they cannot say exactly what transpired between the DPO and Mr. Elewana when the DPO ordered that the corpse of 22 year old Douglas which was driven into the station by Mr. Elewana around to 5pm, be buried in a hurry by 8pm at Goldie Cemetry without any autopsy or investigation and without veryfying the parents of the deceased.
When a CrossRiverWatch source contacted the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Federal Housing Police Station, Supol Mike Ezenwerem, he was audibly trembling on the phone and after mummbling a few words, ended the call.
It was on the March 12, 2015, after frantic search by parents and family members that Douglas parents got wind that their son had been shot and driven to the Federal Housing Police Station. On getting to the police station, the berieved parents were not only shocked to hear their son's corpse has been buried without their consent, the DPO also coerced the father into signing an undertaking not to let anybody hear what happened nor make any complaint to any authority whatsoever. But the bereaved father, Mr. Oga Augustine Ojugbo, a lawyer with Kanu G. Agabi & Associates, said he later found that absurd and has now petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 6, Calabar and the National Human Rights Commission to investigate the cause of his son's death and bring those who killed the son to justice.
In his petition written, a copy of which was also obtained by CrossRiverWatch, Barrister Ojugbo refuted claims that the son was having an amorphous relationship with Mr. Elewana's
daughter. He said the son had sold his mini laptop to Mr. Elewana's daughter who made part payment and it was the balance the son went to collect when he met his untimely death.
"The late Mr. Douglas Oga Augustine Ojugbo is my son, he is 22 years old. Sometimes this year, my son sold his used mini laptop to the daughter of Mr. Elewana Godwin who leaves with him at his River Basin Authority home. Mr. Elewana's daughter (name is unknown to me at the moment), made a part payment of the agreed sum leaving balance. "My son was about leaving when Mr. Elewana's daughter cornered him and asked him to come on the 10th of March and collect the balance of his money.
On that faithful day, 10th of March, 2015 my son went to Mr. Elewana's house hoping to see his daughter as they agreed but unfortunately he saw Mr. Elewana. "Mr. Elewana upon sighting Douglas, my son ran into his room and fetched his gun, late Douglas my son upon sighting Mr. Elewana with a gun took to his heels to save his life. However, Mr. Elewana having made up his mind to kill my son, pursued him until he caught up with late Douglas at the gate of Basin Authority, a distance of a kilometer from his house where he shot my son first on the leg as a result of which the late Douglas fell down and to accomplish his goal, Mr. Elewana shot him the second time on the arm to make sure that my son is dead.
"Furthermore, Mr. Elewana haven accomplished his goal bundled the body of the late Douglas into his car and took same to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Federal Housing Police station. Mr. Elewana Godwin conspired with the DPO Federal Housing Police station, Calabar Supol Mike Ezenwenrem to get rid of the body of Mr. Douglas in order to conceal his death. In furtherance of this agreement the Divisional Police Officer Federal Housing police station and Mr. Elewana hurriedly went and buried the body of the late Douglas in the night of 10th March at the Goldie cemetery, Calabar. " Barrister Ojugbo added that the action of the DPO has cast aspersions on the integrity of the police officer and left one in utter astonishment as to what must have motivated the DPO to lean towards abating such heinous crime.
"It is my opinion that this callous act of murder and hurried burial cannot be swept under the carpet in other not to allow or encourage other blood thirsty vampires' feast on innocent souls.
"I strongly believe that the Commission is the
proper body I should complain to. I therefore call on the Commission to take whatever action within the confines of the law with the view of ensuring that justice is not only done but seen to be done to my family". Authorities in Zone six have also commendably commenced action on the matter and the AIG has ordered that the body of Douglas be exhumed and that has been done preparatory for an autopsy to ascertain the cause of death.
The police in Zone 6 were also not willing to talk to the Press on the matter. An officer told a CrossRiverWatch reporter that: "You people have al the details already nah. What else do you want us to say. We don't do our investigation in the Press. Higher police authorities have started investigation and we will continue with our work without the interference of the Press."
The DPO of the federal housing police station has also been ordered to produce Mr. Elewana who is now on the run, latest by Monday.
Further details will be brought to you as the
investigation continues.
Raw Source: #CrossRiverWatch
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ARMED ROBBERS ATTACKED AKTC BUS PARK ON GOLDIE STREET, CALABAR.

Shock engulfed the staffs and drivers of Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) on Thursday morning as early as 1am in Goldie Street, Calabar. The Car park which shares the same fence with NNPC filling station, the same route that links to the popular Goldie Cemetery which has a newly built mortuary but yet to be launch for use.

The cemetery is believed to act like a store house to these robbers because it contains a thick bush beneath it. An eye witness revealed to that exactly 1:20am in the early morning of Thursday he heard some gun shots, as he piped from his window where he saw some men robbing the AKTC staffs with guns and some cutlasses.

He further narrated, that the hoodlums took away their valuables like Phones and some few cash. Voice of calabar gather from another anonymous at the scene of the incident, the interior Car park where no body were seen as all the staffs had took to their heels to prevent the ugly incident from re-occurring.

Calabar south has been a major avenue for
criminals to robe and go free without being
arrested by the government or by angry mobs.

This month alone they had been several robbery in Calabar south alone, on Tuesday evening about 5 young men were seen with different kind of weapons going after a man believed to be a member of another cult group in Goldie Market by Mount Zion road.

Business owners and residents in this areas are getting tired, therefore, we call on the government and the security agencies to beef up security in the necessary junctions to ease this negative acts and life will be easy going once again.

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Etisalat Nigeria today launched the 2nd edition of the ‘Easybusiness Millionaire Hunt

Etisalat Nigeria today launched the 2nd edition of the 'Easybusiness Millionaire Hunt,' a scheme for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) that would enable Etisalat empower 50 entrepreneurs with brilliant business ideas, trainings and office equipment, and the 10 with the best ideas rewarded with two million
naira each.

As an additional incentive, Etisalat will also be giving out 3 phones daily to lucky winners who text 'yes to 5885', and also 5 all-in-one scanner, printer & copier machines will be won every month by 5 Etisalat subscribers who successfully upload their business ideas during the call for entry period.

Entries open from 12th March, 2015 and close on the 12th June, 2015
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MICROSOFT LUMIA #PASSIONTOEMPIRE PROMO. WIN 3.5M

As part of its commitment to supporting the development of  entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Microsoft Mobile Devices and Services would be awarding  N3.5m to 5 Nigerians with brilliant business ideas in its Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM activation, tagged from "Passion to Empire", which would run from February 16, 2015 to March 31, 2015.

According to General Manager, Microsoft Mobile Devices and Services, West Africa, Joseph Umunakwe, “Passion to Empire” would help young entrepreneurs push their boundaries and test the strength of their ideas.

 “Running a start-up is challenging in any environment, so Microsoft wants to empower entrepreneurs in Nigeria who have great business ideas.  “Passion to Empire” would not be about a cash grant only.  The winners will also be mentored by highly successful celebrity entrepreneurs, House of Tara’s Tara FelaDurotoye, Chocolate City’s AuduMaikori and Jobberman’sOpeyemiAwoyemi.” Umunakwe said.

HOW TO WIN

1.“Passion to Empire”, interested entrepreneurs need to buy the Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM or any other Lumia smartphone or tablet, 

2.Make a video detailing how you plan to grow your business,

3.Label the video with your name and IMEI number and upload to www.microsoft.com/mobile.

Promo runs from February 16th, 2015 to March 31st, 2015.

Mentally ill (MAD) Couple Caught showing love in public in Calabar [PHOTOS]

People are just too crazy nowadays,these couple
were seen showing their incessant love to each other in a street in calabar

PHOTO!! YOUTH COPPER COMMITS SUICIDE OVER GIRL FRIEND

The body of a twenty six years old youth corps member serving in Redemption Secondary School, Ofombogha 1 in Obubra Local government Area was last night (Wednesday) recovered from his one room apartment after he killed himself by taking a poisonous substance.

Ernest who is from Edo State and a graduate of the University of Benin was posted to Cross River State in October during the Batch B Orientation period where he met and fell in love with Chioma.

source reveal to us that the young man who was having a strong affair with a fellow corps member, named Chioma Okewuru committed suicide after he found that the girl was engage and planning to get married to another man she promise, the girl came back from her village over the weekend with a ring from a man she has promised to marry during the Easter period. “According to the girl, she had told the guy that she would not marry him but they could be friends so when she came back from the weekend and showed him the ring her purported husband to be gave her, the young man became furious the situation became worse and at about 7 pm on Wednesday 25th of feb.  the man locked himself in the room and took some poisonous substances”

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BREAKING NEWS ....STUDENTS PROTEST ABSOLUTE DARKNESS IN UNICAL HOSTELS.

ACCORDING TO A POST ON FACEBOOK UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR GROUP.....

FRACAS IN MALABOR AS STUDENTS PROTEST ABSOLUTE DARKNESS IN HOSTELS.
The students of the university of calabar are set to take laws into their hands as they protestt what
they perceived as a cheat on them by the school management.
The entire university has been in total darkness,and a very close source to the Engine room disclose
that they is no diesel and they are yet to receive any fund for diesel yet. When the students who marched in anger in hundreds visited the SUG President,he was unable to calm the angry students and they took to the streets of the institution angrily protesting for light,especially as this is an examination time.

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Photos!!! Attempted Prison Break In Calabar, Few Dead, many injured

Mr Clement Udosen, the Comptroller of Prisons in Cross River, has confirmed that some inmates at Afokang Prison in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, on Friday attempte jailbreak from the prison.

Udosen told NAN in Calabar that the inmates overpowered some prison guards, seized their rifles, fired shots and injured some of the guards.

He said that the inmates also broke a section of the prison walls in their attempt to escape.

Udosen added that the inmates did not succeed in their attempt to escape as soldiers and state security service operatives, the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense personnel contained them.

He said: “By 11 o’clock on Friday morning, I was in my office in the headquarters when the DC in charge of this prison called me that there was serious problem in the yard I rushed down. “When I got to the prison, the whole place was filled with security agents with rifles who came to assist us.

“Inmates in two cells with about 70 inmates in each cell overpowered some prison staff and rushed to the armory, seized rifles and open fire on our staff.

“They broke other cells and the whole yard was filled with inmates who carried what they could get to break the prison fence.

“Luckily they have all been rounded up and nobody has escaped.

“A lot of people injured and a staff of the prison was rushed to the hospital.

Photo!!! TWO DIE, ONE ARRESTED IN SUPERMARKET ROBBERY AT IKOT EFFA AREA CALABAR......

One armed robbery suspect was on Saturday shot dead after a gun duel with the police during a robbery operation that took place in a supermarket at the Ikot Effa area of Calabar, Cross River State.
Two robbery suspects were also arrested in the process while four others were said to have escaped. One of the arrested suspects, was said to have later died.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday that the police acted on distress calls by the neighbours of the owner of the supermarket.
It was learnt that items recovered from the suspects included a locally-made pistol and 42 rounds of ammunition, machetes, mobile phones, electronic appliances and other valuables.
Narrating the incident, which occurred at about 8.30am on Ikot Effa Road, the supermarket owner, Mr. Akpan Ekerette, said he had initially thought the gunmen were customers who had come to buy provisions, but was shocked when two of them walked up to him at the counter and demanded all the money in his possession.
He said, "At first I didn't know they were armed robbers because they were about five that came into the store, while others stood outside. Some were also in a red Audi saloon car. One of the suspects, who was eventually killed, hit me on the head with his gun and ordered me to bring money. "I directed him to my drawer where I had close to N500, 000, including cash from the day's sales. That was when I started screaming and my neighbours alerted the police who came in less than five minutes and the armed robbers started shooting, during the exchange of fire they apprehended two of them while others escaped."
Ekerette said the attack would be the second time in 2015 that armed men would be visiting his supermarket.
"This is the second time they are attacking me this year. If not that the police responded on time I wonder what would have happened to me because apart from the money they took, they were also packing items from my shop including beverages and drinks," he said.
It was learnt from the police that one of the two robbery suspects that were apprehended died at about 12am following injuries from the duel and his corpse had yet to be taken to the mortuary as at the time of filing this report.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Hogan Bassey, said members of the public played critical role in the success of the operation by promptly informing the police while the incident was ongoing.
Bassey said, "It was the timely tip-off that made it possible for us to get to the scene promptly. If this trend is maintained, the police will definitely rid the state of criminals. These armed robbers are not invincible. Useful information can go a long way in foiling their plans."
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(PHOTO) POLICE ARRESTS 27-YEAR-OLD SERIAL RAPIST IN CALABAR

Nemesis, caught up with a 27-year-old serial rapist, Stephen Nyong, a native of Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, who resides at 18b, Inyang Edem Street, Mount Zion, Calabar, as he was arrested by youths of the community.

Vanguard gathered that Stephen and his gang, who have been on rampage terrorizing women in the neighbourhood for about a decade, intensified their nefarious activities by visiting almost every compound each night since the beginning of this year, where they rape women and girls.

According to the village head of Ndom Ndang, Muri Okon Effiong, who spoke with Vanguard, the gang has been operating in his domain for a very long time. He said: “As the custodian of this place, the chief and I took a decision to deal with them and we have arrested one.

“He and other gang members have raped over 60 girls. He alone had defiled over 20 girls this 2015. He has been chased in more than three compounds but was not caught. His sins have caught up with him.”

Chief Effiong revealed that Edem doesn’t only rape the girls but also makes sure he stabs and injures them as well as cart away any valuable within reach.

“It was last Sunday night’s attack that got the youths in the area enraged and they decided to lay siege for him and their kingpin on our instruction. Unfortunately, the leader of the gang, who is now at large, is responsible for grooming them over the years,” the monarch said.

According to a resident, Mrs Agnes Ubong, who also spoke with Vanguard, the suspect was a brutal rapist who showed no mercy to any of his victims as he stabbed them with his dagger after defiling them.

“After defiling my neighbour, Mary and her roommate, he stabbed both of them on the head and he also took their phones and N8,000 from them. They were both taken to the hospital.

Nigeria elections: Mapping a nation divided according BBC NEWS AFRICA

According to a post on #BBCNEWSAFRICA "Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer and most populous country - but poverty is widespread and the country is in the grip of a violent uprising by Islamists Boko Haram. The BBC maps the country's divisions ahead of its postponed elections.

BREAKING NEWS:It's Official Elections in Nigeria has been postponed,see new dates

Proff Jega has announced that the elections has been postponed due to the advice of the security chiefs that they can't provide security as they are currently on a major offensive in the North East and need 6 weeks. 

The new dates Presidential election March 28th and Governorship election April 11th.

2015 Polls: INEC Distributes Election Materials To Nine Local Government Areas

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Cross River State, Dr Sylvester Okey Ezeani says they have started the distribution of non-sensitive election materials in the state, howthat, as at yesterday, Tuesday, nine (9) Local Governments have already received.

Dr Ezeani made this known in the early hours of yesterday when he entertained a team of journalist in his office.

According to him, the non-sensitive materials including ballot boxes are being distributed this early in the state to overcome lapses as witnessed in previous elections where materials arrive late; “We have started distributing non-sensitive materials to the local government areas. As I speak, we have sent those materials to about nine local government areas. As you know, the terrain of the state is such that we need to start the distribution early to avoid lapses.”

The Local Governments where the materials are already served are Calabar Municipality, Calabar South, Akpabuyo, Bakassi Akamkpa, Biase, Yakurr, Abi and Obubra.

Speaking on his preparation for next week’s exercise, Dr Ezeani said his office has received about 3,057 card readers which have been upgraded and configured to ensure that the commission does not have any reason to fail.

He begged Cross Riverians who are yet to collect their voter’s cards to please collect them; saying that they are still over 200,000 uncollected cards in his possession.

The REC also commented on the current business of vote’s cards wholeselling and retailing in the state: “You are only disenfranchising people by buying their PVCs, because you cannot use them for anything. It is worthless and a waste of money. I advise people to stop selling their PVCs because nothing can be done to circumvent this process,” he said.

Cross River Receives 1,500 Trucks Of Kerosene From NNPC

It has been disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has released 1,500 trucks of kerosene for distribution to the public.

Media Officer of the Port Harcourt Refinery Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Ikenna Okpani, disclosed this on Wednesday during the flag-off of the ‘kero-correct’ campaign in Calabar, Cross River State.

Leading the team of the kero-correct campaign in the state, Okpani said the campaign was to ensure the availability of kerosene at the government approved price of N50.00 per litre.

Okpani said: “Approximately, we have released 1,500 trucs (40, 000 litres per truck) of kerosene for the purpose of this campaign which will last for three months.

“These trucks of kerosene would be distributed to the 37 NNPC mega stations, 12 floating mega stations and 524 NNPC affiliate stations across the country over the period of three months.”

He said the campaign was an initiative of the federal government to get kerosene to consumers at government approved price of N50.00 per litre.

“We have discovered over time that a lot of Nigerians are not getting this product at the approved price across the country. “And the federal government, in its wisdom through the NNPC, has decided to bring this product to consumers in the country,” Okpani said.

He said his team has the mandate of enforcing certain regulations that would ensure availability of the products to every consumer at all selling points. Speaking on the mode for distribution Okpani said:

“Consumers are to queue for the products at every station; there are also restricted from buying above 25 litres of the products at a time.

“Anyone who prefers to buy additional number of litres beyond the first 25 litres would have to go to the queue again after the first purchase.

“This development is to check racketeering of the product and to ensure that the product gets to everyone.”

Okpani stated that the NNPC was collaborating with an organisation to ensure that the price of the product is sold at N50 per litre to consumers.

Also speaking, the state leader of the kero-correct, Ms. Comfort Effiong, said the initiative was aimed at getting the product to the final consumers at the approved government price.

Effiong stated that the organisation would be in the state to ensure that the price of a litre of kerosene is sold for N50 per litre and that the product gets to the people in the rural areas of the state.