The Rivers State University (RSU) Nkpolu, Port Harcourt has emerged the best in the just concluded debate competition among Nigerian universities.
The state premier university which was represented in the competition by the students of Mass Communication Department, also took second position in public speaking.
Receiving the awards on behalf of the institution from the participants, the Vice Chancellor of the state university, Prof Blessing Chimezie Didia thanked the lecturers and students of the Mass Communication Department for making the institution proud by emerging victorious, adding that the success recorded by the students was the result of efforts put in by his leadership to ensure that the university ranks among the best higher institutions in the country.
The vice chancellor while congratulating the victorious students for effective representation of the university, announced an undisclosed cash rewards for the lecturers and students who participated in the competition.
Earlier in his speech, the Acting Head of Mass Communication Department, Dr Richard Amadi while presenting the awards to the vice chancellor noted that the success achieved by the students was attributed to the encouragement and academic policies put in place by the present administration in the university.
He described the awards as a national honour and dedicated same to the vice chancellor for his contributions toward the development of the university for international repute.