Education

Police Commissioner Cautions On Computer Use

Published

16 years ago

July 5, 2010

Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Suleman Abba has urged pupils and staff of Police Officers’ Wife Association (POWA) Comprehensive College, Mini-Okoro, Port Harcourt, to effectively use computers given to the school by Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN).

Mr. Abba gave the charge recently during the handover ceremony of N9 million renovated building and 30 Dell computers to the school by MPN, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN joint venture.

The state police boss commended MPN for its support in giving the school a facelift, thereby enhancing a conducive learning environment for the school”.

While also expressing appreciation for the 30 computers and printers given the school, Mr. Abba noted the importance of information technology in the world.

“The world today is governed by the power of information technology. This is why I urge the management and student to make judicious use of the donations,” he said.

Speaking at the event, manager, Public and Government Affairs, Port Harcourt, Mr. Akaninyere Esiere expressed the gratitude of the management of MPN for its joint venture partner, the Nigeria Petroleum Corporation for its numerous contributions to the joint venture community development programmes.

Mr Esiere said the project was an answer to a call from the police authorities for assistance in providing a befitting learning environment for the students and teachers.

“MPN over the years, has had a cordial and good working relationship with the Nigerian Police”.

While noting that the computers would aid the student teachers and other staff catch up on information technology, he stated that “computer literacy is very vital in today’s world and MPN, as a corporate body, is assisting the students become computer literate.

He continued that the NNPC/MPN joint venture would continue to assist the government at federal, state and local levels to help develop the communities in which we live and operate”.

Mr. Esiere also implored the school authorities to grant the students easy access to the computers and urged for proper assuage, security and maintenance of the computers of the computers by the school management in order to derive maximum benefits.

In her remarks, Mrs. Nkechi Duru, Vice Principal (Administration) commended MPN for coming to the schools aid in the provision of the computers sets and renovation of classrooms and offices.

According to her, the donation would enhance the teaching and learning of the school, expressing the hope that MPN will continue to remember the school with other community projects.

Sogbeba Dokubo

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

Published

1 day 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

2 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

2 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