Education
RSG Warns Principals Against Illegal Fees
Rivers State Ministry of Education, has warned principals of both senior and basic secondary schools across the 23 local government areas of the state to desist from charging or collecting any unauthorised fees from students in their various schools
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof Kaniye Ebeku, gave the warning in a statement in Port Harcourt over the weekend, adding that the warning became imperative due to various reports received from parents and guardians of students in the state that some principals were charging illegal fees from their wards and children who are about writing the upcoming examinations.
According to him, “it has come to the notice of the State Ministry of Education that some Principals in public schools in the state are allegedly compelling SSS 3 and JSS 3 students to pay some form of levy, fees, or charges for the forthcoming WASSCE or BECE or other purposes.
“The Ministry of Education reiterates that all forms of charges have since been outlawed in all public schools in the state by His Excellency, Governor Nyesom Wike, and so any such collection by any Principal is unauthorised, illegal and criminal. Parents and students should please resist such payments and immediately report any such demands to the ministry of education via WhatsApp or text message or call to this number: 07030967868”, the statement added.
The statement further urged principals of public schools to note that immediate disciplinary actions will be taken against any erring principals who will go against the directive.
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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