By BLESSING AGWE ODUGO DESOPADEC Opens 2026 Bursary Portal for Delta Students THE Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) has opened its 2026 bursary application portal for eligible students from its mandate areas. The online platform was officially launched on Tuesday 1st September 2026 at the commission’s headquarters. Scheme Targets Tertiary Students Declaring […]
By GEORGETTE CHIDI Delta Moves to Revamp Nursery, Primary Schools as 2026/2027 Session Begins THE Delta State Government has ordered an assessment of nursery and primary schools across the state to identify facilities requiring urgent rehabilitation and infrastructure upgrades. The decision came at the State Executive Council meeting held on Monday, August 31, 2026. It […]
By KIO AMACHREE NIGERIA’S development crisis is often measured in familiar terms: unemployment, inflation, poverty, insecurity, weak infrastructure and declining purchasing power. Yet beneath these visible problems lies another deficit that receives far less attention—the erosion of the country’s intellectual and civic foundations. The problem is not simply that Nigerian schools lack classrooms, teachers or learning […]
By UCHE OGBODO Two Federal Institutions, One Development Agenda SENATOR Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, representing Delta South Senatorial District, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to laws establishing the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, and the Federal Medical Centre, Oleh, as a landmark development capable of reshaping the socio-economic future of the senatorial district. The senator said […]
By AMANDA EZE Hostels to Address Student Welfare Needs DELTA State Government has approved the construction of male and female hostels for students of Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba. The approval represents another infrastructure intervention at the state-owned university as the government seeks to improve student welfare and support the institution’s continued development. The Commissioner for […]
By AMAKA OHAFIAH NNAMDI Azikiwe University has suspended Prof. Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye of the Department of Chinese Studies for three months after an investigative panel found him in alleged breach of the university’s examination regulations. The university will pay the lecturer half salary during the suspension. Management reached the decision after reviewing an interim report […]
By UCHE OGBODO Scholarship Programme Rewards Hundreds of Delta Students MORE than 500 undergraduates from two federal constituencies in Delta State have qualified for financial support under the 2026 Monday Onyeme Foundation Scholarship Scheme, following the completion of aptitude tests conducted in Asaba and Agbor. A total of 513 students emerged successful from the Aniocha/Oshimili […]
By AMANDA EZE Delta Fixes September 14 for 2026/2027 School Resumption THE Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has released the approved provisional calendar for the 2026/2027 academic session, setting Monday 14 September 2026, as the official date for the resumption of teaching and learning. The calendar covers public and private primary and […]
By EFFANGA OSOK THE Federal Government and Family Homes Funds Limited, FHFL, are set to commission a 1,600-bed student hostel at Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden. The project marks the first university-level facility delivered under the National Student Housing Programme, NASHP. FHFL Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Abdul-Mutallab Mukhtar, disclosed the development in […]
By ADAEZE GENEVIEVE OSEGE THE emergence of disturbing images and videos showing young children with their hair partly or roughly shaved by teachers has reopened an important debate about discipline, parental authority and the rights of children within Nigeria’s school system. In one widely discussed case, a four-year-old boy reportedly had part of his hair shaved […]