Education

Recalled RSUST Lecturers Get Dues

Published

10 years ago

August 31, 2015

Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Commodore Musibau Soladoye (left), receiving Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Fund (Tetfund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, at the 44th Air Force Institute of Technology Convocation Lecture in Kaduna, recently. Photo: NAN

The recalled striking
lecturers of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) who were reinstated by the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, have started receiving their dues.
Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in the institution, Dr Puyate Suobere Taderigha, who made this revelation to The Tide in a telephone interview, said the lecturers were paid their salaries for July 2015.
He also stated that the arrears of their salaries from 2012 when they embarked on the strike had been computed and sent to government.
In addition to this, Dr Puyate said, “the new administration has directed the Bursar to restore our union dues since 2010, and replaced the destroyed vehicle of ASUU by student union executives assisted by the (Professor Barineme) Fakae – led administration and the police at Nkpolu Police Station.”
The RSUST ASUU boss further revealed that a new 16 Seater Toyata Hiace bus of 2015 model was used to replace the destroyed vehicle, while appraisals for promotions of lecturers is on- going.
Meanwhile, he continued that the criteria for promotion put in place by the former vice chancellor had been cancelled and notional promotion of the erstwhile Vice Chancellor has also been cancelled.
Also, in furtherance of creating acrimony free relationship, cases that were in court are to be withdrawn and cases of lecturers who were being victimized are currently being settled administratively.
In the same vein, students affected by the problems associated with the lecturers strike are also being settled along with all other problems emanating from the lecturers strike.
It will be recalled that some lecturers of the institution under the aegis of ASUU opposed the alleged imposition of Professor Fakae for a second term in 2012 by the then Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi – led state government.
On being sworn in as Governor of the State, on May 29, 2015, however, Chief Nyesom Wike directed the reinstatement of all affected lecturers and all their dues being accorded them.

Sogbeba Dokubo

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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3 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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3 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