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SUBEB Boss Pledges Facelift For Bayelsa Schools

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Chairman, Bayelsa State Universal Basic Education Board, Barrister Rhodesia Mie-Ebi Whyte has said that efforts are being made to give facelift to all primary and junior secondary schools in the state.

This, he said, the board will do by not only ensuring that they are functional and effective in service delivery, but also provide a conducive atmosphere of learning for teachers and their students.

Barrister Whyte, who stated this during an inter- ractive forum organized by the Federated Correspondents Chapel of the State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, said the board has awarded contracts for the provision of infrastructures, instructional materials, including renovation and building of new classrooms worth over N1.2 billion.

The chairman said in awarding the contracts, laid down principles, such as constitution of tender board and due process committee were followed. He denied allegations that all the contracts were awarded to the state lawmakers.

On the outcome of the biometric exercise, the chairman said the board is waiting for government’s white paper, but added that SUBEB is having a total of over 5000 academic, and 6000 non academic staff in its pay roll, which amounts to N600m as monthly salary.

The chairman said debts owed teachers in four local government areas have been paid, while the remain four would also received theirs in due course.

He disclosed that all the money being spent so far was 2006 fund that was accessed from the national board, while the process to get that of 2007, 2008, and 2009 are going on, saying that the delay was due to re-arrangement of work plan initiated by the state government.

The chairman said any person found to be sabotaging the free and compulsory education programme of the state would be sanctioned, saying that the task of educating the children is a challenge for all.

‘We believe in partnership, therefore, no suggestion or corrective opinion would be thrown away, provided it will assist us in the t ask ahead”, Barrister Whyte declared.

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Students Eulogises PGSA Leadership Role in RSU dev 

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The 11th  Global President of the Rivers state University Alumni Association (RSUAA), Dr. Marry- Ann Perekebina has praised the Obarijima Waite’s  led Postgraduate Students Association(PGA), describing his tenure as ” visionary, transparent and worthy of emulation.

Dr. Perekebina , who spoke with journalists at the sideline of the commissioning of projects embarked by Obarijima Waite’s administration in Port Harcourt, eulogises him for leading a purposeful administration – characterised with team work, love and result.

She maintained, that Obarijima Waite’s have led a purposeful administration that touches on cole values expected of any leader,adding that he has embarked on several projects that will have direct bearing in the lives of PGA students who will make use of the facilities.

 

“I think it’s worthy of emulation and recognition and he deserves all the accolades. He is a transformational leader who believes in carrying everyone along.” she said.

 

Also speaking at the sideline, a Postgraduate student of Law and Diplomacy, Edward Olaka, equally lauded the President of PGA, Obarijima Waite, for his visionary and outstanding leadership style, and describing him as  “a Square peg in a Square hole”

 

According to him, the performance of the incumbent President and his team will throw a huge challenge to his successor’s, stressing that their administration will be used as a yardstick to measure whoever that would be coming after them, describing his performance as a commitment and testimony to hard-work built on the fear God.

 

” This is the handiwork of God, because it is said that when the righteous rules, the people rejoice.”

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FRSC to Establish Driving Training Centre at UniPort

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is set to establish a Driving Training Centre at the University of Port Harcourt, to be domiciled at the Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies, NEMA House.

 

A team from the FRSC National Headquarters visited the University on Friday, September 12, 2025, to inspect proposed facilities in line with the Driving School Standardization Programme (DSSP) mandatory requirements.

 

Speaking at the end of the inspection, Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, represented by the Head of Driving School, Mr. Sunday Attah, expressed satisfaction with the standard of facilities available at the institution. He commended the University for its readiness to host the pilot scheme, noting that the Centre will be replicated in other parts of the country in due course.

 

Earlier, during a courtesy visit to the University Management, the Corps Marshal explained that UniPort was selected to host the pilot project because of its strategic importance to the nation.

 

Responding, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Owunari Abraham Georgewill, represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Professor Chukwudi Onyeaso, welcomed the initiative and assured that the University remains open to partnerships that will promote academic excellence and national development.

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Don Advocates Equal Opportunity For Citizens 

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A scholar and the 119 Inaugural lecturer at the Rivers state University, Prof.Chukwu Sancho Nwobuisi has called on political leaders across the  world and Nigeria in particular to be transparent, accountable and lead with the fear of God, bearing in mind that when we depart the earth, we shall take home nothing, except the spirit who shall return back to the maker to give account of how we lived our lives.

 

Speaking to Journalists shortly after delivering his inaugural lecture on Wednesday in port Harcourt with the topic: ” War and The Dynamics of Ehianomics Economy The Nigerian Experience Who Are The Losers”, called on political leaders and those at the position of trust to think outside the box if they truly want the Nigeria to be great again.

 

He explained that the topic of the lecture basically is about social ills and how to correct the false narrative affects the system, while maintaining that the system has worsen to the point that the future of our younger generation now in dire danger, due to unemployment ,poor infrastructure,poor healthcare and everyone looking for a means to see ends meet.

 

The Frontline scholar,regretted that agriculture that used to be the economy main stay of the country is now downgraded due to over dependent on oil revenue, hence the unfortunate social and political crisis found daily in our communities.

 

” The study looks at the effect, influence and what affects the economy of the nation and how our mindset can change from over dependent on oil”

 

Prof. Nwobuisi, who didn’t mince words about corruption, maintained that corruption remains a serious challenge that the government needs to mitigate by the institutions saddled with the responsibility to pull the nation out of the menace.

 

” The way forward is that the nation’s anti-graft agencies must be strengthen to look around us especially on the invasion by the so called Yahoo boys.” Prof. Chukwu said.

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