Education

NUT Appeals For Release Of Promotion Arrears

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14 years ago

October 10, 2011

The iIgerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Rivers State Chapter, has appealed to the Rivers State Government to release teachers’ promotion and implementation of arrears of 2009 and 2010.

The NUT decried a situation whereby teachers’ promotion are delayed for quite number of years in the state.

The Chairman of the Union, Comrade Moses Adiela, who made the appeal in an exclusive interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt, said that even those promoted remain on the same grade levels and steps for several years.

The NUT boss, however, said that the teachers in the state receive their salaries as at when due unlike in the past when salaries were delayed for months.

He described the working environment for teachers in the state as conducive and lauded the state Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi, for creating peaceful working atmosphere for teachers especially in payment of salaries. “I know that when the classrooms in the new model secondary schools are fully equipped and commissioned, no teacher will complain of unconducive environment”, Comrade Adiela emphasised.

Also, he commended the state government for the just –concluded training and re-training of teachers and acknowledged that the National Teachers’ Institute (NUT), is complementing the efforts of the government in re-training of teachers in the state.

On the 2011 World Teachers’ Day Celebration entitled: “Teaching for Gender Equality”, Comrade Adiela, said that the theme for this year’s celebration was chosen by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), adding that NUT in the state is also championing crusade on gender equality.

He expressed happiness that President Goodluck Jonathan has equally addressed the issue of gender equality with the appointment of 35 per cent of women in his cabinet.

He urged parents and guardians not to abandone the girl-child pointing out that days have past when the training of female-child was neglected.

He used the opportunity to appeal to the state government to implement the new minimum wage along with the Teachers Salary Structure so as to avoid another agitation by teachers in the state.

Eunice Choko-Kayode

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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12 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