Education

‘Nigerian Varsities Should Emulate OAU In Research Publication’

Published

13 years ago

August 26, 2013

A don, Dr Olufemi Ajayi,
last Thursday urged other universities in the country to emulate the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, in publishing their researches in international journals.
Ajayi, the Vice Dean, Faculty of Agriculture of the OAU, also urged Nigeria universities to invest in infrastructure and information technology for advancement.
He gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Ile-Ife.
The dean was reacting to the current rating of the OAU as the best in Nigeria and 8th in Africa.
The rating was made in the latest webometric ranking by the Cybermetric Lab of Spain, a world renowned research council.
Ajayi said that the university was able to be adjudged so because it published its researches in international journals.
Ajayi said that lecturers in OAU collaborated to publish quality researches in the journals.
The lecturer said that OAU had the required feasibility, infrastructure and modern information technology to enhance the publication of researches of international standards.
”OAU earned the award through hard work from lecturers who collaborated and published grand rating researches of international standards.
“As one of the first generation universities in the country, OAU has infrastructure and ICT facilities accessible to internal and external researchers,” he said.
Another don, Dr Ismail Raji of the Department of Education Management, University of Ibadan, said that it was the volume of publications from OAU lecturers that earned the institution the award.
“OAU, as one of the first generation universities, has experienced hands, large number of professors, lecturers and PhD graduates with reputable record,” Raji said.
Dr Oluwatoki Jamiu, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and International Relations, Lagos State University, however, said that the OAU ought to have achieved more than that.
“We should be talking of OAU, as a first generation university in Nigeria, being among the first 20 in the world and not just eight in Africa.
“With the calibre of lecturers and students produced over the years in OAU, I believe the university deserves to be ranked higher than that.
“This shows the need to inject more resources to the education sector to improve standards in Nigerian universities,” he said.
He added that most of the first generation universities in Nigeria ought to be among the first 20 in the world in view of the calibre of human and material resources in the country.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

Published

4 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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5 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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5 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