Education

PORT HARCOURT, June 24, 2025 — Outrage is spreading across Rivers State as the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has sounded a thunderous call for justice following the shocking torture of a 14-year-old schoolgirl allegedly brutalized by teachers and pastors over an unconfirmed case of stolen money. The horrifying incident occurred at Christ Ambassador […]

Students of Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borikiri in Port Harcourt, Rivers State have lauded members of the Rivers Secondary Schools Old Boys and Girls 1983 Set Association for organising the International Day of the African Child last weekend, at the school. The commendation came as the body feted the students with talk shows, drama, and […]

Kid prodigy, Divine-Treasure Hart led other children from Bonny Local Government Area as they put up an awesome performance at the just concluded St. John’s Spelling Bee Competition 2025. Hart emerged winner in the senior primary category during the contest, which took place in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and ended on Thursday, June […]

In a bold move to improve transparency, accountability, and student performance monitoring, Rivers State University (RSU) has launched an innovative online feature called SponsorsLink The Student-Sponsor Account initiative is introduced to tackle challenges such as students collecting school fees but failing to make payments, individuals leaving school while pretending to still be enrolled, and the […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has donated 10 laptops, 2 printers and the sum of 6 million naira to the Chibok Girls Secondary School. Announcing the donation in a post on his verified X handle, Obi pointed out that the school was the same school where […]

The Bonny National Grammar School (BNGS) Senior Secondary Section says the 110 classroom desks donated to the school by the SCD JV (Saipem, Chiyoda and Daewoo Joint Venture) will foster a conducive learning environment for the students. A statement on behalf of the management, staff and students on Friday, June 6, 2025 signed by the […]

In its bid to ensure higher standard of education in Rivers State and promote the welfare of her members, the Old Boys Association of County Grammar School, Ikwerre-Etche, Rivers State, is set to hold its first quarterly Congress in Port Harcourt. The association disclosed this on Thursday, June 5, 2025 via a statement jointly signed […]

The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors for the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) Train 7 project, SCDJV (Saipem, Chiyoda, and Daewoo Joint Venture) have donated 110 classroom desks to Bonny National Grammar School (BNGS). A statement by the Public Relations Officer of Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited (DECN), Sotonye Ibiama, disclosed that […]

Professor Joy Eke-Ejiofor has underscored the urgent need for Nigeria to prioritize food processing and value addition as sustainable solutions to the nation’s deepening food insecurity crisis. Delivering at the 112th Inaugural Lecture of Rivers State University (RSU), Port Harcourt, held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, with topic “Food Security in Nigeria: Processing and Value […]

The Director of Pre-Degree Programme, University of Calabar (Unical), Dr. Virginia Ironbar, has urged young girls to strive to build leadership consciousness and skills, stressing that they can be what they want to be if they put their minds to it. She stated this at the ‘Catch Her Young’ Summit held at Prof. Eyo Ita […]

The Administrator of Bonny Local Government Area, Kingsley Banigo has commended the Federal Government for establishing the Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, saying it is empowering youths of the area with sustainable skills. Banigo said this on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at the maiden International Conference of organized by the Academic Staff Union of […]

With an emotional charge and a visionary call to action, the President of the Rivers State University Women Association (RISUWA), Victoria Zeb-Obipi, led this year’s Children’s Day celebration with a challenge to parents, educators, and society to stop wasting the Nigerian child. Speaking at the RISUWA Education Centre, venue of the 2025 Children’s Day celebration, […]

From early morning until this moment, some students across Okrika Local Government Area in Rivers State have been left waiting as the scheduled English Language paper for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is yet to commence. Kristina Reports found Students of Excel Comprehensive College waiting for the said subject scheduled for […]

The 2025 Children’s Day celebration in Bonny Local Government Area was marked with excitement, colour, and competition as pupils and students from various schools participated in a grand parade on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at the Government School field, Bonny. In a speech at the parade, the Administrator of Bonny LGA, Kingsley Banigo underscored the […]