Prof Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, has stated that she will need at least N2.5 billion to host the Nigeria University Games, NUGA 2026.
She revealed this on Monday during a press conference where she listed the events planned for the school’s one-week 35th convocation ceremony.
She stated that the organisation would hold an endowment fundraiser in the hopes of raising money to buy, renovate, and fix the facilities the organisation needs for the sporting festival.
Prof Obi disclosed that a NUGA team will soon visit the institution to assess the state of facilities for the games.
“If the team finds that the facilities are not up to date, the hosting right could be taken away from us to Ahmadu Bello University, ABU.
“This is why we want to launch the Endowment Fund. We need, at least, N2.5 billion to get ourselves ready for the NUGA,” she said.
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