Education

Emma Sunday, Port Harcourt  As part of its bold commitment to invest in the future of its host communities, the NNPC/Heirs Energies Joint Venture, through the OML 17 Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT), has officially launched the OML 17 University Scholarship Programme (USP). The scholarship will provide financial and educational …

The leadership and membership of the Wakirike National Students Union have been called upon to play a major role in re-orienting youth against involvement in drugs and other criminal activities. Sole Administrator of Okrika Local Government Area, Engr. Tamunobipiboye Thompson Isodiki, gave the charge when the Wakirike National Students Union …

By Amos Odhe, Yenagoa. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has offered automatic employment to First Class degree graduates of the University of Africa, Toru-Orua (UAT), in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. Senator Diri, who announced this on at the maiden combined convocation ceremony of 2020/2021, 2021/2022, …

Management of the University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) is demanding a diligent investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of Mr. Godwin Akpakpan, a 300-level student of Computer Science of the university. Akpakpan was reportedly killed during a shoot-out between personnel of the Nigerian Police Force and Nigerian Army …

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will expand its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme to include training in Nigerian universities as part of its efforts to strengthen human capital development in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during an assessment visit to …

Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (Rtd), has affirmed that educational development will remain a cardinal pillar of his administration. Ibas stated this revelation while speaking at the 43rd Convocation Ceremony of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. Represented by the Secretary …

•Emphasize On Use Of AI By Emma Sunday The Rivers State Chapter of the Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, marked this year’s Children’s day celebration with students of Police Comprehensive College and 20 other secondary schools in Port Harcourt. During the celebration at the premises of Police Comprehensive College, the …

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Port Harcourt (IAUE), Prof Okechuku Onuchuku, has explained that out of the 1500 vacancies available for employment in the institution, 1100 were earmarked for academic positions, and 400 were for non-teaching positions. This explanation comes against the backdrop of a …

The acting Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE ) Port Harcourt, Professor Okechuku Onuchuku, has continued to receive thumbs up from stakeholders in the University community over the rapid transformation of the school into a better place for academic exercise. Some of the stakeholders like Chief Geoffrey …

By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa    The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) Federal Polytechnic of Ekowe, Bayelsa State, has embarked on strike over the suspension of check-off dues deduction for members of the union by the management of the institution from January to March 2025. The leaders of the union who thronged …