Education

RSUST, RSSDA Collaborate On Agric Dev

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10 years ago

July 18, 2016

The Rivers State Uni
versity of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt is set to collaborate with the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), on agricultural development.
Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University, Professor Blessing Chimezie Didia, expressed the institution’s readiness towards the proposed collaboration with RSSDA in agriculture, recently when he paid a courtesy visit on the new Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Agency, Mr Lawrence Pepple.
While stating the contributions of RSUST in agricultural development in the state, Professor Didia reminded the agency of an existing memorandum of understanding (MoU), which gave RSSDA the right to see the university’s Teaching and Research Farm at Onne, noting that the land was yet to be fully harnessed for the purpose it was released.
Professor Didia called on the leadership of RSSDA to urgently implement the terms of the MoU to put the land into maximum usage, assuring that the university was willing to support with the required expertise in agricultural research.
In his response, Mr Pepple thanked the VC for the visit, describing it as “home coming”.
The CEO noted that when he took over as head of the Agency in December 2015, he studied the assets and liabilities of RSSDA and found out that the MoU signed with the University for the development of the Teaching and Research Farm was supposed to be of mutual benefit to the two parties.
He assured the VC that the agency will not relent in fulfilling her own part of the MoU, and also used the forum to reiterate the Agency’s commitment towards the development of agriculture, especially in rural areas.
Mr Pepple further stressed that RSSDA is currently encouraging people to look beyond oil and refocus on their new slogan, which according to him is “There is no oil”, we must till the land.
The Agency under my leadership will continue to bring sustainable development closer to the people through agriculture. RSSDA needs the collaboration of institutions of higher learning, like RSUST to achieve her vision, he said.
High point of the courtesy visit was the setting up of a joint technical committee to work out modalities for the renewed collaboration.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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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

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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

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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