UNICAL suspends HOD for alleged alterations of examination scores

Oct. 10, 2024 - Tribune Online

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended one of its lecturers, Joseph Akpan, over alleged misconduct. She said the suspended lecturer allegedly altered 235 examination result scripts using his privileged position as Head of Department (HOD) of Pharmacology.

The VC added that Akpan allegedly altered students’ scores in the Introduction to General Antimicrobial Pharmacology (PHM 311) course results. She claimed that as HOD, Akpan altered the scores in 235 result scripts out of the 242 result scripts entrusted in his care.

The VC alleged that Akpan admitted the misconduct before the Senate Examination Misconduct Committee, (SEMC)...