The University of Calabar has conferred an honorary doctoral degree in Education Management on Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Godswill Akpabio, wife of the President of the Senate. The ceremony, held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the university’s main campus in Calabar, Cross River State, was part of the institution’s golden anniversary celebrations.
Other notable awardees included: Chief Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who received an honorary Doctorate Degree in Law; Major General Moses Bisong Obi (rtd), awarded a Doctor of Peace and Conflict Studies snd; Supreme Court Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Obi, awarded a Doctor of Law