Education
Cleric Harps On Proper Mentoring Of Children
The General Overseer of Greater Works Intertional Gospel Assembly Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Pastor Tamsmeek Waribo has called for proper mentoring of children in order to assist them take the role of leadership responsibility in the society. Waribo made the call while speaking during this year’s children’s day celebration organised by the children department of the church held at the church auditorium recently.
According to him, this year celebration was to thank God for his providence in their lives.
This year’s children’s day has been tagged “Leadership in the Family”. A theme very important as the growth of the milk teeth in the mouth of an infant. Theme crying for expression as the act cried by father Abraham in the wilderness ‘repent for the kingdom of God is at hand”. According to John C. Maxwell ‘everything rises and falls on leadership”. And leadership starts from the family. The family is a close knitted group where the child tap its first leadership potentials. Just one messed up family will produce a messed up child, which on the long run, produces a messed up community, a messed up state and messed up nation”.
“Leadership in the family is a swing of responsibilities resting on the shoulders of the ‘Mother’, Father, Teacher and the ‘Child’. The mother is leading the list of hierarchy when it comes to leadership in the family when it comes to the responsibility of the child”.
We are begging our generation of parents to stop the technology kind of upbringing and go back to the drawing board where we use to lay on a mat under the cool night breeze with wrappers covered all over our body listening to sweet folktales, rhymes, animal stories, myths from our parents.
Those stories remind us of home and the responsibility to be a child and a parents some day.
The Acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Prof. Okechuku Onuchuku, emphasised the need for students to go beyond academic achievements during the university’s 43rd Convocation ceremony.
The theme, “The University Culture In Practice, The IAUE Experience,” highlights the importance of embracing cherished traditions and intellectual values that define great universities.
Prof. Onuchuku encouraged the new graduates to work hard and persevere, noting that their convocation marks a new beginning in their careers and personal lives. He emphasised that they must prove themselves worthy of the certificates and prizes they have received.
According to him, out of 2,887 first-degree graduands, four made First Class, 403 secured Second Class Upper, 2,030 got Second Class Lower, and 450 graduated with Third Class. Additionally, 1,492 postgraduate students graduated, including 306 PhD holders.
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), praised the university’s commitment to academic excellence and institutional maturity. He commended the Acting Vice Chancellor for achieving full accreditation for 47 academic programmes and implementing the NUC’s Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards.
The administrator urged the new graduates to uphold the positive values instilled in them by the university and strive for continuous knowledge and improvement.
By: King Onunwor
The Niger Delta Students Union Government, Rivers State Chapter (NIDSUG), has suspended its planned protest against the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) state office in Port Harcourt. The suspension followed an intervention by the state Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju.
The students had planned to protest on Thursday, citing alleged neglect by the NDDC, particularly in welfare and capacity-building programmes for students from the state. However, after the police intervention, the students agreed to participate in a roundtable discussion with the commission to address their concerns.
NIDSUG leader, Comrade Loveday Njoku, expressed dissatisfaction with the commission’s alleged exclusion of students from benefiting from its programmes. He presented a seven-point demand, including the reintroduction of scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Njoku emphasised that education is crucial for community development and urged the commission to invest in the future leaders of the state.
The students warned that if their demands are not met, they will resume the protest and occupy the state commission office until their demands are addressed. Despite previous attempts to reach out to the commission’s management team, the students claimed their efforts were unsuccessful.
By: Akujobi Amadi
As part of efforts to improve the welfare and overall quality of education for students in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, the Sole Administrator, Sir (Dr.) Clifford Ndu Walter DSSRS, FCAI, JP, paid an unscheduled visit to Universal Primary School, Rumukwurusi.
During the visit, Sir Walter expressed deep concern over the deplorable state of the school and its surrounding environment. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the development of the education sector, stressing its critical role in nation-building.
“I have visited the primary school in Ogbogoro, and now I’m here at the Universal Primary School, Rumukwurusi. I am not satisfied with what I’ve seen,” he stated, indicating that more surprise visits to schools would follow.
To address the issues, the Sole Administrator directed the Council Engineer to commence process for rehabilitation of the school.
The visit was part of a broader initiative aimed at conducting on-the-spot assessments of educational facilities to determine the level of intervention required by the local government council.
Dr. Walter also assured the teachers of his unwavering commitment to revamp the school and improve the learning environment for both staff and students.