Education
Expert Wants Safety Education In School Curriculum
A Traditional Ruler and Safety Consultant, HRM Igwe Charles Nwoye, has stressed the need for the inclusion of safety education in the Nigerian School Curriculum from Kindergarten to tertiary levels of education.
Igwe Nwoye, a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals, gave the urge it his office in Port Harcourt, last Thursday during an exclusive interview with The Tide Newspaper.
The Consultant pointed out that Safety awareness campaigns should start from the houses which is the small unit before it extends to other levels. He said safety practices seems to have more bearing in the oil and gas sector because of its prime objective to the Nigerian economy, and decried lack of compliance in other sectors of the economy.
According to the Royal father, such lack of compliance or sheer ignorance has over the years resulted in wanton lost of lives in avoidable disasters.
The founder and Chairman Board of Directors of Opeans Safety Consultants, also called on Safety Professionals integrity and not to compromise standard in course of carrying out their professional duties.
The Royal father further emphasied on the need for proper orientation by stakeholders on the need for strict compliance to safety standards. He said safety practice was yet to get a formidable platform for regulatory practice, and stated that safety practitioners in Nigeria where still in the process of seeking a charter to give them an enabling platform to practice like other professional bodies.
Taneh Beemene
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
-
Editorial3 days agoEnough Of Xenophobic Attacks On Nigerians
-
Nation3 days agoRSU, Otonti Nduka Foundation Holds Centenary Conference, Unveil Book on Values in Nigeria
-
Oil & Energy3 days agoRivers PETROAN Elects 12-Member Executive
-
Sports3 days agoOparaodu Urges Rivers United To Win Katsina United
-
Politics3 days ago
APC Group Protests Ex–Presidential Aspirant’s Disqualification From Rivers Senatorial Race
-
Sports3 days ago” Nigeria’s best domestic players are not in NPFL”
-
Politics3 days ago
Reps Speaker Secures APC Return Ticket For Fifth Term
-
Politics3 days ago
Primaries: Diri Lauds APC’s Unity, Cohesion In Bayelsa