RSUE: NUC Approves Ignatius Ajuru As New Name

The Rivers State University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, has now been officially renamed Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Rosemund Green-Osahogulu, has said.

Prof. Green-Osahogulu announced this while declaring open a 5-day workshop on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for senior staff of tertiary institutions in Rivers State hosted by the university and organised by Digital Bridge Institute, a subsidiary of the National Communications Commission (NCC).

The Vice Chancellor disclosed that the approval for the new name was communicated to the institution via a letter with reference number, NUC/ES/125/Vol. 1/30, dated 15th August, 2011.

According to her, the change which was announced by the Visitor of the school and Governor of the State, Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, to immortalise its immediate past Pro-Chancellor, Ambassador Ignatius Ajuru, who was brutally murdered in 2009 by yet-to-be identified gunmen was very much welcomed, noting that it was a fitting way to immortalise individuals who have contributed to the development of the State.

Represented by the Director of the university’s ICT Centre, Professor Dele Joshua Osahogulu, the VC thanked the NCC for the opportunity to host the workshop, saying it was indicative of how much progress the institution had made in the area of upscaling of its ICT infrastructure, urging participants to take advantage of the workshop to  gain firsthand skills, and deploy same to achieve efficiency in their work.

President of Digital Bridge Institute, Professor Raymond Akwule, represented by Mr. Onuoha Amaechi, said the workshop was part of DBI’s focus on bridging the gaps in manpower development, noting that the institute sought to enhance the capacity of senior staffers of participating tertiary education institutions through the workshop.

According to him, the programme would extend to other universities across the country.

Some of the participants commended the managements of the host university, DBI and NCC for the workshop, saying it had opened new vistas of knowledge for them, pointing out that certain tasks could now be executed effortlessly through the use of ICT.

Participants were drawn from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori, Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology, Rumueme, and the Rivers State College of Arts and Science, Rumuola.

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