Na wah o, my people! You don hear wetin dey happen for University of Cross River State (UNICROSS)? Dem don finally open mouth yan about why students no fit see dem results on time.
So, na Dr. Anderson Etika, di Director of Exams and Results, wey drop di gist for media briefing. E talk say e no be dis new administration cause di wahala, but na di old issues wey dem inherit from previous management. Na job wey dey sured since January 2025, when di Vice-Chancellor land for di office.
According to Etika, dem dey try move records wey don dey since 2002, over 20 years of academic data, from old portal to new digital system. E no be small matter! Dem get over five million data points wey dem need arrange well-well. Him talk say dem prioritize di students wey dey ready to graduate first, so dem wan clear di koko before graduation season.
“Na time wey dem dey switch di old portal, change no fit happen like magic. Each course, department, and semester must enter di new portal properly, abeg!” na wetin Etika talk. E also drop dem big gist say once lecturer upload results, students fit see am straight! No more wahala adjusting results without proper go-ahead.
For all di students wey dey worry about extra payment because of lost time, Etika don assure say no one go pay anything extra because of di delays. “If you no graduate because of failing course wahala, na only then we go talk about fees,” e add.
So wetin dem dey do now? Dem dey move results for sessions from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023 first, while dem go handle di old records later. Etika don still talk say di new system dey under improvement, and everybody suppose dey patient make dem finish di work.
For real, na dis kind wahala dey expose di cracks wey dey for education system. But as una sabi Naija, e go get betta! Fuel your keg to keep your spirit high. Moreso, di university dey try upgrade dem systems make am no just dey labari.
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