Education

Group Unveils Classroom Block In Community

Published

8 years ago

November 27, 2017

The Joint Free Zone Community Relations Initiative has commissioned a six classroom block for the people of Ikpoama Community in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Alhassan Ismaila Abubakar said the project was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility to the host communities.
Abubakar, who is also the Port Manager, Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Onne/Ikpokiri Port Complex, disclosed that the six classroom block with toilet facilities was part of the 2016 project plans, adding that the importance of education in nation building and youths development cannot be over-emphasised.
According to him, “secondary education plays major role in the development of any society and is catalyst to the mind moulding of youths and empowerment”, pointing out that it also brings hope and future for the young ones to think and reason for their lives, rather than engaging in restiveness and other crimes.
He opined that the projects focused on the lives of the people to encourage families and less-privileged ones in the community, and noted that although they have wider plans for their host communities they were constrained due to lean resources.
The Chairman said the body will continue to ensure cordial co-existence between the host communities and the port operators by doing the needful to enjoy the prevailing peaceful environment as they watch for the nation’s economic growth or recovery to do more.
The port manager thanked the Amanyanabo of Ogu, His Majesty, King Nicholas Dickson Ibiebele Nimenibo, Loko 1X for his efforts in ensuring cordial relationship between the port and the community, and appealed for its sustenance.
In his speech, the Commissioner for Education, represented by Mr Loveday Omubo-Pepple said the present administration led by Governor Nyesom Wike has passion for educational growth in the state and thanked the initiators of the project and urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the gesture to attract more groups to the community.
Also speaking, the Leader of Ikpoama Community, Hon. Isaac Tamunoiminabo also commended the initiators, saying the project would further boost the educational advancement of the people even as he appealed to the government to approve a senior secondary school for the community to engage students that have finished their junior secondary career.

By: Collins Barasimeye.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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5 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

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6 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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6 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