Education

UNIPORT NUJ To Hold Confab On Reportage

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11 years ago

August 24, 2015

The University of Port
Harcourt chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has announced a three-day maiden conference for media researchers, practitioners and teachers holding between August 26 and 28, 2015.
Chairman of the chapel, Dr Aniefiok Udoudo, who disclosed this in a statement revealed that the conference, which has as its theme, “Making the Unreached Heard: Reporting Development Strides in Rural Nigeria” would be organised in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, Faculty of Humanities.
The chairman further disclosed that the maiden edition of the chapel’s journal of media practice and research is expected to be launched at the conference.
The statement added that “participants who wish to present papers should submit abstracts of not more than 250 words using 12 points font size on Times New Roman by e-mail attachment to : Ochonos2@yahoo.co.UK.
Professor Nkereuwem Udoakah of the University of Uyo is expected to deliver the keynote address at the occasion, while Dr Vincent Ekwerike of Radio Nigeria, Treasure fm, Port Harcourt and Dr Godwin Okon of the Department of Mass Communication, Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) would present lead papers.
Dr Udoudo listed “imbalance in urban rural reportage of development issues”, mainstreaming rural events in the urban-centred media”, community media as precursors to effective rural reportage”, “The role of social media in balancing urban/rural reporting of development”, “The imperatives of phone-in-programmes and awareness creation about rural development”, and “reaching the unheard with development information for rural advancement”, as some of the sub-themes.
The statement named Dr Christie Omego and Dr Chris Ochonogor as chairperson and secretary, local organizing committee, respectively.
Also, Acting Head, Department of Linguistic and Communication Studies, Dr Virginia Onumajuru will serve as convener, while Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Professor John Enemugwen and vice-chancellor, Professor Ndowa lale would be host and chief host, respectively.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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17 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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2 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

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2 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