Education

Subeb To Partner USAID On Education Project

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16 years ago

March 29, 2010

Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) is to partner with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to facilitate successful Implementation of the Northern Education initiative (NED Project).

This was contained in a statement Signed by the SUBEB Public Relations Officer, Malam Kobi, on statement signed by the SUBEB Public Relations Officer, Malam Kabiru Kobi, on Friday and made available to The Tide source.

The Acting Chairman of the Board, Alhaji Abdulllahi Kashuri, who gave the assurance when members of the USAD NEI project visited him said the collaboration would assist the board to actualise its objectives and raise the standard of basic education sub-sector as well as ensure access to free quality education.

Alhaji Kashiri commended USAID for selecing Bauchi State as one of the Pilot States for the project, adding that the gesture would change the fortune of basic education.

In his response, the team leader, Mr Mitchell Rakusin said the visit was to inform the board about the USAD – NEI project and sought for its support. Rakusin said NEI was a four-year project that would be ran between 2010 and 2015 in Bauchi and Sokoto States.

He said the project was designed to strength the capacities of subeb and local Education authorities (Leas) the areas of teacher training, Education Management information system.

The Statement earlier stated that Government and information system.

The statement earlier stated that Government had on March 18 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States Government on the Implementation of a 170 million dollar three component project initiated by GSMAD,

The project , according to the document, include two-states High Impact Project (T-Ship), Northern Education Initiative (NEI) and the Leadership Empowerment and Advocacy Development (LEAD).

It stated that about 43 million dollars was for the implementation of NEI project, designed to enhance access to quality education, cater for the educational needs of 15,000 orphans and vulnerable children.

“The arrangement was also to promote integration of Almajiris into formal school system and enhance literacy education among out of school children, the document explained.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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9 hours 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

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1 day 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

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1 day 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