RSU Partners American Varsity On Planetary Sciences Study

The Department of Geology, Rivers State University, says it is on the verge of acquiring a linkage programme with the Department of Earth, Almospheric and Planetary Sciences of the prestigious West Lafayette Indiana,United States of America.
The pioneer head of the Department, Professor Clifford Songho Teme, said this at the inauguration of the Students, Chapter of the Nigerian Minning and Geosciences Society (NMGs) at the University.
Professor Teme also said that the department in its three years of existence has undertaken two memorable field trips to the geological complex of Calabar flank and Oban Massifs an area where the three major geological environments namely: sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks occur for easy teaching of real geology.
The university don said Rivers State would benefit maximally from the department in view of its flood prone environment adding that the department would train geologists that would proffer solutions to the incessant floodings of the State.
He said geologists are needed to mine the nation’s abundant mineral resources as well as check the incessant collapsing of buildings in the country.
While performing the inauguration ceremony, the vice president, Nigerian mining and Geosciences society (NMGs), Surveyor Charlesye David Charles, said the NMGs which was founded since 1977 has as its objectives, advancement and practice of mining, earth sciences and metallurgy.
He listed other objectives to include, acquisition, preservation and dissemination of mining geoscientific and metallurgical knowledge publication of an interdisciplinary learned journal of the mining and Geology, amongst others.
Surveyor Charles listed the vision of the NMGs as to sensitise and create the much needed awareness among members, states country and the international community on the need to fully harness and develop the abundant mineral and energy resources in Nigeria in a sustainable manner.
He described the NMGs as a democratic society that expects all its affiliate bodies to be governed by democratic principles and procedures.
Also speaking, the Port Harcourt Chapter Chairman of the Nigeria Mining and Geosciences Society, Prosper J. Ogbunie said, the student chapter would be fully incorporated into the society.
According to him, Geosciences is a wider discipline that covers water, environment and other areas.