Education

Association Harps On Qualified Teachers

Published

13 years ago

October 15, 2012

The Rivers State Chapter of the National Association of
Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), has harped on the need to employ
qualified teachers as members of the association so as to proffer lasting
solution to the nagging challenges in the education sector.

The state chapter of the group, Dr. Peter Harrison, said
this last week while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt as part of the
activities to mark this year’s NAPPS day.

Harrison regretted that school operation has become all
comers affairs, thereby encouraging quackery in the system.

He explained that professions like law, medicine and others
have those registered with them as their members.

According to him, several school owners are not registered
with NAPPS, saying that such people are putting the lives of the children on
line as they lacked the requisite teaching knowledge.

The NAPPS leader also hinted that government would soon come
up with conditions that would checkmate the activities of intruders in the
system.

Those that would meet up with the conditions he said, must
be teachers or ex-teachers who are duly registered with the National Teachers
Council (NTC) who are also members of NAPPS.

The Tide gathered that NAPPS are faced with over 10
different forms of taxation, with the hotbed at Obio/Akpor, Ikwerre, Eleme,
Oyigbo and Port Harcourt City Councils.

He stressed that such levies/taxes are not so in other
states, adding that his association has taken the matter to the Rivers State
House of Assembly for consideration.

About the Rivers State government’s moves to have all
business premises in the state registered with the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, he said negotiation is still on, while calling on members to resist
moves to pay money to any group.

He was optimistic that government has recognised NAPPS
contribution in education development, as he appealed with members to maintain
such tempo.

It would be recalled that NAPPS has set aside every October
12, as its celebration day.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

Published

3 days 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

4 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

4 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