Education
RSG Harps On Practical Exposure For Pupils
The Rivers State government has reiterated its determination to furnish pupils of public primary schools in the state with practical exposures outside the confines of their classrooms.
The Commissioner for Education, Dame Alice Lawrence Nemi, stated this when the pupils of State Primary School Rumuomasi, visited her as part of activities to mark the Holiday Educational Tours for state primary schools in her office in Port Harcourt, Wednesday.
Dame Alice Nemi, explained that the exposure of students to practical learning situations would greatly enhance their capacity and reinforce their functionality in a greatly diversified economy.
She added that their practical learning experience which they will acquire in the holiday tour would be invaluable and refreshing as the pupils on excursion would visit places that would engage their minds positively.
The commissioner advised the pupils to take their study serious so as to be useful members of the society and lauded the opportunity offered the pupils, describing it as worthwhile aimed at discovering and fulfilling to the pupils.
Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Richard Ofuru charged the head teacher and the pupils to utilise the facilities provided by the present administration in the various schools to achieve an all-round quality education for all.
Responding, the pupils from State Primary School, Rumuomasi, expressed gratitude to the commissioner and the permanent secretary for the opportunity in making their holiday tour a worthwhile experience.
The highlight of the visit was a question and answer and facility-guided tour to the office of the permanent secretary, inspectorate department, public relations unit of the ministry, among others.
Eunice Choko-Kayode
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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