Education

Govt. Matawalle Releases N400m For Students’ Scholarship

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5 years ago

May 11, 2021

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has released N400 million as bursary allowance for Zamfara students in tertiary institutions within and outside the country.
A statement issued on Sunday in Gusau, said that the governor had also settled the tuition fees of students from the state studying in Sudan, India and Cyprus.
The statement, signed by the governor’s Press Secretary, Jamilu Iliyasu, said Matawalle made the disclosure when he hosted leaders of the National Union of Zamfara State Students to the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Saturday night.
The governor who donated a brand new 18-seater bus to the union, said the funds were released in April.
Matawalle expressed his administration’s commitment to students’ welfare and the growth and development of education in the state.
He explained that N186 million was released to Sudan International University for the 67 students studying medical and other health courses.
Additionally, over N24 million was released for 23 students of engineering and allied courses at Sharda University, India, he added.
The governor also said over N56 million for the tuition fees of pharmacy and engineering students at Cyprus International University had been released.
Matawalle said the government has been paying the debt owed WAEC and NECO, for the release of the SSCE results of the affected secondary school leavers, to enable them further their education.
Other releases made include, N41 million to Crescent University in Ogun and Al-Hikima University in Kwara for the over 30 students stranded for years, and N19 million to 38 law students.
He added that the government had released N7 million to the state scholarship board for the verification of over 25,000 students who applied for scholarship grant.
Matawalle urged the students to be good ambassadors of the state wherever they find themselves in the course of their studies.
He assured that academic activities would resume at Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara as soon as all necessary security arrangements were completed.
He urged the Federal Government to deploy more special forces personnel to secure all schools in the state.
Earlier, the National President of the union, Abubakar Tsafe, commended the governor for his support to students in the state.
He pledged the support of the union to all government policies and programmes for the development of the state.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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2 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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2 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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2 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