Renowned entertainment executive and talent manager, Soso Soberekon, popularly known as #Whitelion, has launched a scholarship initiative to support students across Rivers State. In a post on his verified Instagram account, Soberekon announced that he will cover the tuition fees for 23 students, one from each of the state’s 23 local government areas. The initiative
In an effort to enhance learning for young children, the Oando Foundation (OF) has upgraded 10 Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres across four public primary schools in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The intervention, part of the foundation’s LEARNOVATE-SEED initiative, targets equitable access to early education —a sector where UNICEF reports that only one
The Otemu Educational Foundation has awarded its first set of scholarships to 13 underprivileged but outstanding students in Delta State. The beneficiaries, selected from 475 applicants after a four-stage screening process, were formally inducted on Thursday at the Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara, for the 2025/2026 academic session. Established in November 2024 by former Delta
A United Kingdom-based lecturer, Dr Obinna Otuu, has donated laptops and cash to teachers in Ebonyi State to promote quality education and teacher empowerment. Otuu, a computer science PhD holder at Swansea University, donated during an event tagged “Ebonyi Teachers First” in Abakaliki. He stressed the need to prioritise teachers’ welfare, improve learning facilities, and
They share more than a first name. Professor Olatunji Dare and Mr. Olatunji Bello, both celebrated journalists from different generations, are linked by a passion for public service and a commitment to education that goes far beyond words. Prof. Dare, a renowned satirist and media scholar, has spent five decades shaping public discourse. Bello, a
Alliance Française, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and language institute, has organised the 2025 edition of ‘La Journée du Droit (The Legal Day), featuring a quiz competition for four schools in Port Harcourt. Mrs Marina Lacal, the Director of Alliance Française Port Harcourt, expressed that the event is meant to educate and promote the French Language.
A non-governmental organisation, Armslent Foundation, has donated educational materials worth millions of naira to pupils of Nyemoni State School in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The donation, which included textbooks, school bags, sandals, and mathematical sets, aims to improve pupils’ academic performance and create a better learning environment. Speaking at the event,
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) Library has received a donation of 1,006 books from Dr Patrick Fay, a long-serving faculty member and former Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria. The collection, which arrived this semester, covers International Relations, Political Science, Diplomacy and Government, offering valuable academic support for both undergraduate and postgraduate research. AUN President,
The Tosin Eniolorunda STEM Foundation has unveiled the Future Builders Fund, a new scholarship initiative aimed at supporting talented but under-resourced students pursuing studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) across Nigeria. The foundation said the programme seeks to eliminate financial and structural barriers that prevent promising students from realising their full potential, while
Keystone Bank Limited has handed over newly renovated and equipped school facilities to St. Jude Secondary School, Ihiala, Anambra State, as part of its commitment to educational development across Nigeria. The project, commissioned on Saturday by Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, includes a refurbished classroom block, an administrative building, a school hall, a science laboratory, and
