Education
Rivers Education Ministry Wins Babs Fatunwa’s Prize
The Rivers State Ministry of Education has won the Babs Fatunwa education prize for service excellence.
The award, The Tide gathered was in recognition of the unprecedented development of infrastructure, effective management of human resources and productive educational policies and programmes that have made a huge difference in the overall development of the education sector in Rivers State and the lives of its target beneficiaries.
The award was presented to the Rivers State Commissioner For Education, Dame Alice Lawrence-Nemi in an education summit in Lagos.
Receiving the award, Dame Alice Lawrence-Nemi, said it was a testimony of the giant stride of the governor, Chibuike Amaechi, in reviving the education sector of the state.
The commissioner, who was represented by the Director of Higher Education, in the Rivers State Ministry of Education, Mrs Mae Solomon also said that the state government has made education its number one priority in this political dispensation.
She noted that the state government has succeeded in making education free and compulsory for Rivers people.
She revealed that the aim of the free education policy is to ensure that every Rivers’ child of school age have access to education, because, she noted, education is the key to national development.
The Rivers Education Boss advised all stakeholders to live up to the challenge of reviving the fallen standard of education in the country.
According to her, education is a sector that cannot be ignored because the future of Nigerians lies in it.
She added that if Nigeria is to attain the vision 2020, we have to reposition our education system for us to be among the 20 top economies in the world.
Speaking at the summit, the project coordinator, Mr Michael Onoja, pointed out that the event was designed to reward oasis of academic excellence on a national platform.
Mr Onoja maintained that the awards would raise role models that would inspire diligence required to dispel the notion that academic excellence counts for nothing in schools and announced that the summit would be an annual event so as to promote academic excellence from both students and administrators.
Delivering a lecture titled: “The challenge of the University Education in Nigeria and the way forward”, Prof. Constance Nwosu, stressed that the decline in morals and values contributed to the problems in the educational sector.
Prof Nwosu proposed for re-introduction of moral education course’ in school curriculum, engaging in research, work and continuous assessment on assignments of students.
Other award recipients at the summit, were Akhigbe Iseiren Josiah, who graduated with 4.98 CGPA from Mechanical Engineering Department of University of Lagos. Rev Sister Maria Onyindo who bagged a first class in Mathematics from university of Nigeria, Nsukka, also received an award including Mrs Aham Chiabuotu with a first class from Babcock University with a CGPA of 4.91.
Eunice Choko- Kayode
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has released the names of 5,600 newly recruited primary school teachers and 80 caregivers in the State.
The SUBEB Chairman, Nureni Adeniran, who announced this in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday, explained that the list had been duly approved by the state Governor, Seyi Makinde.
“The newly appointed teachers and caregivers are the first batch of successful applicants from the recent recruitment exercise carried out by the board,” he said.
“The list will be uploaded on the portal and will be available for candidates to check their names from the portal.
A Professor of Accountancy in the Department of Accounting , Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Prof Lawyer Chukwumah Obara has advocated the adoption of African traditional values as a managerial tool to eradicate systemic corruption and mismanagement of public funds in governance.
According to him , the use of such African traditional methods like shrine oath-taking by public servants will deter such public officials from misappropriation of public funds while in office. He said accounting system is evolutionary science that recognises the practice of some pragmatic ideological practices such as African norms and values to fight corruption and mismanagement of funds that is predominantly noticed in both public and private governance.
Prof Obara stated this while delivering his inaugural lecture at the 106th inaugural lecture series of the state university with the topic, “Pragmatic Ideologies and Visionary Accounting: Reinforcing the Helmet, “ held at the Senate auditorium,last Wednesday.
He noted that all the 36 States including the Federal Capital Territory in the country can convinently survive without any federal allocation if they embrace pragmatic ideological accounting systems that are visionary accounting methods.
“Every State must adopt pragmatic approaches in their accounting system,there should be accountability and transparency, ,we must be flexible in our Constitution as constitutional rigidity is bane of the growth of the nation and we must go back to our root , traditional values and that will promote wonderful accounting system and the world will celebrate us,”he stated.
The erudite scholar noted that Accounting science helmet provides a safety umbrella to shade RAIR from shady accounting practices and can serve as both protective measure and forward looking.
Mr Vice Chancellor,in the foregoing senses, reinforcement can increase the probability that the accounting’ behaviour will occur again in similar situations.This implies that reinforcing the helmet is a powerful tool in shaping accountants behaviour, learning and development and this can lead to more effective strategies in accounting therapy and everyday interactions”,he stated.
The lecture examined the evolution of philosophical thought in accounting, notion of pragmatic ideologies in accounting, visionary accounting paradigm , transparency , differences and similarities,the helmet metaphor : balancing protection progress.
He posisted that accounting plays vital role in the socio-economic development of nations , stressing that Accounting is the instrument for financial management , transparency, and resource allocation.
“Over the years ,the accounting system has undergone significant transformations influenced by historical developments , regulatory reforms, and the adoption of global standards which serve as the helmet reinforcing and protecting socio_economic development.”
Reinforcement is a fundamental concept in behavioral psychology and learning theory, particularly in the context of operant conditioning. it refers to any stimulus or event that increases the likelihood of a behaviour being repeated in the future.It can be understood as a mechanism that encourages certain behaviors through rewards or consequences,”he stated.
In concluding, Prof Obara stated that Nigeria’s economic landscape demands an accounting profession that is both pragmatic and visionary .
Earlier in his speech,the Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Nlerum Sunday Okogbule represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Prof Victor Akujuru the lecture said is valuable and is capable to advancing the growth and development of any society if adopted, even as he commended the lecturer for a thoughtful and impacted inaugural lecture.
By: Akujobi Amadi
A team of board members and directors of the Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board led by Member in charge of Supervision / Monitoring, Chief Nwuke Anucha visited Ogboloma,a riverine community in Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the State to inspect a six classroom block built single handedly by the community recently.
Speaking at the King’s palace shortly after inspecting the building and facilities in the school, Chief Anucha, who represented the board chairman, Alabo David Briggs, commended the people of Ogboloma for remaining united and working in synergy for the good of the community and the younger generation.
While assuring them that the board chairman would surely be briefed on the effort so far made by the community in encouraging education in the area, Anucha expressed optimism that he (Briggs) will not hesitate to give his approval for the school to kick off and called on the people to see education as the responsibility of all.
He used the medium to thank the King of Ogboloma His Highness Micah Brother, the councilor, Hon. Thomas Carlson; CDC Chairman, Lucky Brave Egba, Chiefs and elders and youths for working in synergy for the progress of community.
Also speaking, the board member in charge of projects Dr. Walson Ominini lauded the people for promoting education in the area, assuring them that their effort will not be in vain.
Earlier in his speech, the King of Ogboloma, His King Micah Brother thanked the bfor finding time to visit the community, pointing out that the six classroom block was the singular effort of the community and appealed to the board chairman to give approval for the school to kick off.
The King who spoke through the councillor representing the area, Hon. Thomas Carlson narrated how children in the community are trekking long distances to neighbouring communities in search of quality education and sometimes would be bitten by snakes called on the board to come to their aid as government presence is not in any way felt in the community.
The chiefs also spoke, thanking the board officers for coming to see things for themselves.
By: Akujobi Amadi