Outrage as University of Calabar Reportedly Orders Over 300 Dental Students to Change Schools Amid Accreditation Crisis

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A major controversy is brewing at the University of Calabar following shocking reports that over 300 dental students have been asked to transfer to other institutions due to the university’s long-standing failure to adhere to accreditation requirements set by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

According to concerned students and public commentators, the university knowingly admitted far more students into its Dentistry programme than the approved quota. For a course capped at just 10 students per year, some classes reportedly had as many as 90 students, a glaring breach of regulations that has now led to devastating consequences for the affected students.

Many of these students have already spent seven to eight years in the programme, with some in their final year of studies. Now, they are being told to change institutions a move that threatens to nullify years of academic effort, emotional investment, and financial sacrifices.

One of the most distressing claims making the rounds on social media is that the provost of the college allegedly told some final year students to “go learn a trade”, leaving them heartbroken and hopeless. The decision has been widely condemned as inhumane, irresponsible, and damaging to the future of aspiring dental professionals.

“The current graduating class won’t be able to move on. We are currently floating in the air,” one affected student said in a heartfelt plea.
“Where has our humanity gone? This is quite disheartening.”

Critics argue that the University of Calabar was fully aware of its accreditation limits and MDCN quota but continued to admit students for years, creating a backlog of unaccredited dental students now trapped in limbo.

Education advocates and medical professionals have called on the Federal Ministry of Education, MDCN, and the Presidency to immediately step in, investigate the situation, and provide a humane resolution for the stranded students.

The hashtag #SaveUNICALDentalStudents is already gaining momentum online, as Nigerians demand justice for the hundreds of lives now left in academic and professional uncertainty.

This is not just an administrative failure—this is a human tragedy unfolding.