Education

ASUU Strike: Parents Lament Effects On Students, Urge Govt’s Intervention

Published

4 years ago

February 21, 2022

By: Lady Godknows Ogbulu

One week into the four-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to compel the federal government to heed to its demands, parents of affected students have condemned the action, feeling the effects on the students.
A cross section of parents who spoke to The Tide in PortHarcourt, yesterday, said the incessant strike action by ASUU has affected the students adversely in their academic pursuits.
A retired civil servant and father of a year four Accounting student, Dr Nwokeocha Smith said, this whole thing is becoming worrisome. How can a student who is to use four years for his course of study now use six years. Some of them could no longer go for the National Youth Service Corps all because of this on and off strike actions by ASUU”.
A businessman, Fred Manoah,who decried the situation said, “we need these children to graduate so they can now help us especially considering the economic situation we are into”.
“I wish that ASUU will find another way of settling this matter with the federal government because at the end of the day, the government does not have anything to lose since their children are in schools abroad”, Manoah said.
Another parent and mother of two undergraduates, Mrs Miriam Miebaka Horsefall, said “it is not funny at all. Some of these students are at the verge of graduating and then this strike. It is a warning strike, yes but who knows if it will later last for another one year or more and the effect, devastating. You know, it is said that when two elephants are fighting, the grass suffers”.
According to her, the incessant strike actions by the ASUU are capable of preventing young graduates from gaining employment.
In her words, “now that there is age limit in employment, these children need to graduate as at when due and gain employment in order to help themselves and their parents too”.
The parents unanimously called on the government to intervene, not just to save the situation of the children and students but the educational and future of the country.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

Published

6 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

Published

6 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

Published

6 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