Abia State has recorded another feat in the education sector. Recently in far away United States of America, three Abians came tops in their academic pursuit as they were among the four best graduating students at Dillard University. The three students who…
President Goodluck Jonathan made history on Saturday when he performed the ground breaking ceremony for the first maritime university in Africa, the Nigeria Maritime University at Okorenkoko, Warri Soith West Local Government Area of Delta State. Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan…
Ambrose Ezeanwani, the 32 year old ex-University of Lagos student, an alleged students’ bursary scammer, who also blew the whistle over a purported racket in the students’ bursary scheme in Delta state, has been denied bail and subsequently remanded in Prison custody…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has described the crowning of Port Harcourt as World Book Capital 2014 as yet another evidence of the visionary and focused leadership being provided by Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. According…
The Delta state Ministry of Higher Education has reacted to alleged statements published by an online portal, following the recent demonstration by some students of University of Lagos, which accused the state Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Hope Eghagha of fraudulent actions…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has challenged tertiary institutions in the country to be prudent in the utilization of revenues they generate internally in order to attract more funding from government and other donors. Governor Uduaghan, receiving the Vice Chancellor of…
The Permanent Secretary Government House and Protocol Mr. Anthony Obuh have charged Nigerians to cooperate so as to revive the ailing reading culture among children. Mr. Obuh who gave this charge on Friday, March 15, 2014 in Asaba during the unveiling and…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on Tuesday took his campaign of a clean Delta to schools with a charge on teachers, pupils and stakeholders of schools across the state to imbibe the clean culture. Governor Uduaghan gave the charge while inaugurating…
Despite claims that Nigeria’s embattled National chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur had handed President Goodluck Jonathan his resignation letter, there was a twist in the ensuing episode on Wednesday, when Tukur insisted that he is still chairman…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has justified the significance in merit and hardwork by reiterating that there will be no automatic promotion for teachers in government owned schools. The governor insisted that promotion would henceforth be based on merit, stressing that…
After series of protracted disputes and failed negotiations between Nigeria‘s Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Univerities (ASUU), the ASUU strike has finally been called off as of December 17, 2013. The five months-old strike, which commenced in July, was…
The President of the Students Union Government (SUG) of the Delta State University, Abraka, Comrade Joshua Agbaroli has called on the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) to call of strike in the interest of education in the country. The SUG President said…
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has observed that the activities of Boko Haram and the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have impacted on Jonathan’s presidency. According to him, the activities of Boko Haram and the industrial…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ), on Sunday, November 10, 2013 said the issues of Association of Senior Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), payment of arrears owed pensioners and that of the power sector would soon be a thing of the past. He…
Traveling it is said, is a form of education. The truism of this saying became real to me when I was made to be part of the Delta State’s sponsored Journalists Training Programme in the United Kingdom, precisely at the world renowned…
Delta State has concluded arrangements to enhance the remuneration and welfare of Teachers, particularly in the riverine areas of the State, even as the state government has pledged to support the effective take-off of the schools handed over to Missions in the…
In a bid to ensure a desirable learning environment in higher institutions in Delta state, the state Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has pledged his administration’s determination to build befitting hostels for the College of Education, Warri. He also iterated that all illegal…
Oil rich Delta state Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has described education as panacea for sustainable growth of the Nigerian child and called on parents and guardians to genuinely give guaranty to their children’s early education to enable them face future challenges. The…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has said his administration would not discriminate between public and private educational institutions in the quest of ensuring quality education for Deltans. Speaking at the weekend during the first convocation ceremony of Western Delta University, Oghara,…
Delta state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has inaugurated the 7th Governing Council of Delta State University, with a charge to members to be resourceful and generate more revenue to improve infrastructure and academic excellence. Dr Uduaghan who performed the inauguration at the…
The Senate Committee on Education has expressed astonishment at the landmark achievement of the Delta state Government in the Basic and Secondary Education Sector. The Committee led by Senator Uche Chukwumerije also paid a courtesy call on Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan at Government…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has bagged the prestigious Thisday Award for his feat in improving school teachers’ welfare and exposing them to professional stardom. Receiving the award from former President of the United States of America, Bill Clinton who was…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has rewarded an English Literature teacher, Mr. Ikechukwu Akamaka with a brand new car for his hard work at a Literary Session held last year to honour Prof. Ogaga Ifowodo, a literary icon and lecturer at…
Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has announced that henceforth Masters Degree would be the minimum qualification for lecturers in Higher Institutions of learning in the state, including Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. He said this while briefing participants at the Economic…
Blank NEWS Online can disclose that Imo State governor, Owele Rochas Okorocha has resolved to launch four new universities in alliance with foreign based institutions of higher education before the end of 2012. “The measure would help accommodate the overwhelming number of…
The executive of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) has condemned the throwing of bombs in insitutions of higher learning in the country. Rising from their 152nd National Executive Council meeting in Asaba, Delta State, the UIAA condemned the bomb blasts…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has announced a 100 per cent increase in the bursary paid to law graduates in Law Schools across the country. The Governor who announced the increase from N50, 000.00 to N100, 000.00 per student while presenting…
