Education
VC Stops Fraudulent Online Exams In RSUST
Amidst growing com
plaints over the stoppage of all forms of online examinations in the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Blessing C. Didia says it has stopped the practice to save money for the university.
In an exclusive interview with The Tide in his office, on Friday, the Vice Chancellor stated that those who complained did so out of ignorance of what the school lost per session.
He explained that not only was the manner in which the exams were conducted and results posted on line wrong, “the school was made to pay over N32 million per session to a firm external to the institution for a job the university has qualified personnel to do at no extra payment from their salaries.
“At the end of each semester exams, I get a bill of N8 million to be paid to the company.
“Apart from that, all the results of the exam are sent again to Cinfores to enter on-line to enable students check their results. For this, I get another bill of over N8 million for entering the results.
“I asked to see the results of these students from the Head of Department, only to find out that neither the HOD, nor the Dean has copies of the results of their students. Was I supposed to ask a foreign body (Cinfores) for the results of my students?, the Vice Chancellor retorted.
Professor Didia explained further that rather than paying over N16 million to set an exams in the semesters, and another same amount to upload results of the exams in two semesters, totalling over N32 million, he decided to save the amount and let those who are employed to do the job do it at no additional cost to the school.
According to him, the only part of the university that had been hitherto involved in on-line exams for students had been the Institute of Foundation Studies (IFS) which did not have students of its own because all students take a course from IFS.
The VC’s reaction was however against the mode of giving out the setting of the exams and marking of scripts to a foreign body which charged extra N32 million for a job that could be done by staff.
His response followed growing complaints by some students in the university who took IFS courses over the stop page of the on-line exams which they believed was better for them.
Sogbeba Dokubo
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
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