Education
106 ASALGA Indigenes Get Bursaries
About 106 undergraduates of Ifoko origin in the Asari Toru local Government have received their 2010/2011 bursaries.
The gesture was part of the programme by the Ifoko Community Trust (CT) in Degema 3 cluster under the Shell Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) to encourage education in the community.
Speaking in an interview with newsmen shortly after the presentation of cheques of N30,000 each to the students, the Chairman of the Committee Chief Elect Georgewill T. Allen said that the scheme would help the students meet their needs in their various institutions as well as encourage others to develop interest in education.
Chief Georgewill who was represented by Comrade Ibiosiya T. Lawson, also said that apart from the bursary, the community Trust has built a health centre, while a guest house is currently under construction in the area.
Other projects includes’ the installation of 3 up KVA transformer, while 22 Motorcycles have been procured for youth empowerment.
He used the occasion to advise the students to make the best use of the scheme taking their studies seriously while also remaining good ambassadors of community by avoiding cultism and other things that will bring disrepute to their people.
Mr. Olu Jakson of the University of Port Harcourt who spoke on behalf of the students commended the Ifoko Community Trust for the gesture which he said that would help them to meet their financial needs.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
