Education

Group Makes Case For Public Schools

Published

5 years ago

August 23, 2021

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Worthy Purpose Foundation, says students in public schools will do better, if the schools are equipped with the right tools.
Chairman of the NGO, Dr Funmilola Williams-Daudu, stated this while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Ikaram-Akoko in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The Tide source reports that Williams made the statement after the finals of the foundation’s annual quiz competition, which was for secondary schools in Akoko axis of the state.
According to Williams-Daudu, the competition, the second in the series, is put together as part of measures to address the falling standard of secondary education in the area.
She said that during the first edition of the competition, no school in Ikaram-Akoko got to the finals, adding that the foundation had to contract teachers for the schools.
“This is the second edition. We started in 2020 with only the schools in Akoko North-West. This year, we have expanded it to cover Akoko North-West and Akoko North-East.
“In this part of the state, we observed that there are no enough teachers in the public schools, thus resulting in poor performances of students in public schools in 2020.
“None of the public schools in this town got to the finals of the competition in 2020 but his year, we have decided to get contract teachers to coach them.
“The wife of the king also supported and a public school from this town came third in this second edition,” she said.
Also speaking, the Akala of Ikaram, Oba Andrew Momodu, called on the state government to recruit more teachers in public schools.
Momodu said that the recent recruitment of 1,000 teachers by the state government could not solve the problem of inadequacy of teachers in public schools, especially in rural areas.
According to the traditional ruler, there are only two teachers in public schools within his domain, thus forcing the community to resort to employing teachers for the schools.
Momodu, who backed the call for declaration of a state of emergency in public schools in the state, said recruitment of teachers should be a continuous exercise until the acute shortage was addressed.
“We thank Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for recruiting teachers in public schools for the first time in 10 years”, he added.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

Published

3 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The Chairman of Etche Local Government Area ,Hon Chima Boniface Njoku has called on students from Etche LGA to remain diligent in their academic pursuits and contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of the area upon completion of their studies.

Njoku emphasized that governance is a collective responsibility and encouraged the students to part of societal transformational agents to promote the development of the area for betterment of all.

He made the call when he received the audience

Law School Students Forum of the LGA extraction who paid him a courtesy visit in his office ilat Okehi, the headquarters of the Council over the weekend.

The Council boss thanked the students for the visit and their kind words, stating that his administration remains focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to every part of Etche.

Hon. Njoku thanked the students for the visit and their kind words, stating that his administration remains focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to every part of Etche.

In his address of welcome,the leader of the delegation , Mr. Goodday Chidi Nwaonuala, said the visit was to congratulate the chairman on what they described as remarkable developmental strides recorded across Etche within a short period of his administration.

Nwaonuala commended the chairman for the ongoing road projects in various communities, the renovation and construction works within the Council Secretariat, as well as improvements in electricity supply and other infrastructural interventions across the local government area.

He noted that the visible transformation in road infrastructure has enhanced accessibility, boosted economic activities, and improved the overall living conditions of residents as well as the facelift given to the Council Secretariat, describing it as a step toward creating a more conducive working environment for staff and better service delivery to the people.

According to him, the students, as future legal practitioners from Etche, are proud of the progress being made and felt it necessary to personally appreciate the chairman for his commitment to grassroots development.

By: Akujobi Amadi

Education

Association harps on importance of mother tongue in society

Published

4 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The President of Rivers State Indigenous Language Teachers Association and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ,Rivers Language Centre, Port Harcourt.Dr Ovuchi J. Agwnu has described

Language as life that promote culture and identity of the people.

Ovuchi made in a press statement to commemorate the mother tongue day in port Harcourt over the weekend.

The statement call on parents to think about the future in a world where their kids would not sustain the language as handed over to them from antiquity.

” The Government should shift focus on the Youths as the hope of the Linguistic future. Every school should have an employed indigenous language teacher who will handle the mother tongue inculcation of the language of the immediate environment of each school.”

“Irrespective of the recent views on language teachings, we remain committed to sustaining our diversity as a people via language promotion.”

By: Akujobi Amadi

Education

UNIPORT Hails Odusote’s Historic Appointment as First Female Director-General of Nigerian Law School

Published

4 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has expressed profound pride over the appointment of Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, describing the milestone as historic and richly deserved.

In a congratulatory message issued on behalf of the University’s management, staff, students, and stakeholders, the Vice-Chancellor, Owunari Abraham Georgewill, hailed the appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a landmark achievement for legal education and women’s leadership in Nigeria.

The University noted that Dr. Odusote’s emergence as the first female Director-General of the Nigerian Law School in over six decades reflects the confidence reposed in her exceptional leadership capacity, professional depth, and administrative acumen.

UNIPORT further commended her outstanding tenure as Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School, where she was credited with visionary leadership, institutional strengthening, and strategic advancement of legal training.

According to the University, her proven record of excellence, integrity, and commitment to institutional development unmistakably positioned her for the nation’s highest legal education office.

Describing the appointment as a source of pride and inspiration, UNIPORT expressed confidence that Dr. Odusote’s leadership would usher in a new era of growth, innovation, and consolidation in legal education in Nigeria.

The University concluded by wishing her a successful tenure and assuring her of its goodwill, solidarity, and unwavering support as she assumes leadership of Nigeria’s foremost legal training institution.

By: Akujobi Amadi