UNIPORT Holds Online Matriculation, Morrow

The management of University of Port Harcourt says it has taken the required steps to enable it conduct its 2020/2021 matriculation ceremony online on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
This was contained in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Mr Sammy Kpenu, and made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt at the week.
Kpenu said the decision to have online matriculation for students was reached in compliance with the Covid-19 protocol as directed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
According to him, the code for the online matriculation has been sent to the affected students in order to enable them participate.
The Tide learnt that UNIPORT may be among the first universities in the South South region that would conduct online Matriculation since the outbreak of the COVID -19 pandemic, last year.
Some parents who spoke with The Tide described the idea of online matriculation as a welcome development.
Madam Chima Chinuwa pointed out that the concept would relieve parents and guardians the stress of travelling a long distance to join their children/wards in the celebration.
Chinuwa noted that online transaction had taken a centre stage of virtually all sectors of the economy  due to the fear of the pandemic.
Another parent, Mr Gift Mark, expressed regrets that the students would miss the joyful mood usually associated with matriculation ceremony.
Mark argued that apart from the safety of lives which online matriculation intends to achieve, the concept was alien to Nigeria’s education system.
The Tide reports that most tertiary institutions in the country resorted to online learning due to the lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of Covid-19 and the need to maintain social distancing as directed by the NCDC.

By:  King Onunwor