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30/07/2023

PROFESSOR NWOBASI EXPRESSES SAD OVER FSLC 2023 INVIGILATORS CONDUCTS.

Daniel Akpu PRO, MOE, MOTE.

The State Commissioner for Education Professor Paul Nwobasi has condemned the altitude of the 2023 first School Leaving Certificate Examination invigilators, who made pupils Commit examination Misconduct during the examination.
The Commissioner made his feelings known when he and his team monitored the conduct of the FSLC exams across the state.
Professor Paul Nwobasi who discovered Series of examination Misconduct aided by Head Teachers and Teachers as well as other FSLC 2023 invigilators which included writing answers on the board, pupils writing through textbooks, notebooks, and Oral answering of questions to candidates writing the exams among other exam offences.
Professor Nwobasi lamented the deterioration of Education in the State and emphasized the need to organise orientation lesson for teachers in the State School system.
The Commissioner however, frowned and warned that any other invilator cought in the subsequent exams being involved in the exams misconduct would face severe punishment.
He therefore ordered affected Teachers and Headteachers in the examination Misconduct to report to his office for further discussions.
The acting Chief register Ebonyi State Examination development Center, Dr Otusin Nkama said the First School Leaving Certificate examination (FSLC) preparations recorded no infringement owing to the early release of fund by the state governor.
He assured that writing examination by the candidates would be hitch-free as all required logistic were already in place ahead of the FSLC Examination in all the School within the three Zone across the State.
Meanwhile, some Parents including Dr Mac Sylvesta Mdodo and others deeply expressed Optimisims that their children would do well in the exams and appealed to the government to eliminate any form of examination delay that marred Examination success in the past.

25/07/2023

PROMOTE HEALTHY CULTURE IN SCHOOLS, NWOBASI ADVISES SCHOOL PROPRIETORS.
Daniel Akpu, GNCA.
The State Commissioner for Education, Professor Paul Nwobasi has charged Schools to showcase culture that promotes education in the state.
The school cultural display, titled "embracing cultural identity" which attracted foreign Nationals, displayed culture that promotes unity in diversity and encourages inter-tribal co-existence of students in an institution of learning.
Professor Paul Nwobasi along with SSA to Governor on Secondary Schools, Mr. Dunstan Nwogbaga and that of primary school, Mr Peter Nwogbaga commended the proprietor of Kasi Braun Memorial School for establishing American equivalent School in Ebonyi state, saying it would expose Ebonyi Children to science and Technological experts in the society.
Professor Nwobasi said Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru is highly interested in the Education of Ebonyi Children, stating that culture promotes learning in the Schools.
He urged the School management to cultivate a good cultural identity for students of the school, calling on other Schools to emulate and ensure their students and pupils were cultured by the education system.
A guest speaker and former CMD Dr. Emeka Onwe Ogah said people's perception of culture differs from what culture stands for and explained culture as people's language, products, food, and pattern of behaviour of the identified group of people which included religion and greeting emphasizing that School culture does not permit rudeness and kissing around.
The proprietor of the School Reverend Father Johnbosco Ikeme thanked the State government and pleaded for government Assistance to extend good roads, water and electricity to the school.
Meanwhile, some Teachers and students from Indianapolis, USA, Mrs Carolina Schilling, Miss Chalene Braun and the School Principal Mr. Raphel Ngene welcomed their guests and promised regular exchange of students between Ebonyi State and the United States of America

08/07/2023

COMMISSIONER NWOBASHI FAMILIARISES WITH SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

Daniel Akpu PRO/MOR

The Commissioner for Education, Professor Paul Nwobasi has charged principals of secondary schools to adopt the attitude of time consciousness in their profession as education thrives on time frame.
The Commissioner gave the charge when he had his first meeting with the Principals of Secondary Schools in the State, which held at Urban Modern Secondary School, Abakaliki.

Among the problems raised during the meeting were the lack of an effective uniform school calendar, impress to principals, dilapidated school structures and Laboratories, lack of science teachers, inadequate teachers in schools, lack of security men to guard school property, lack of mobility, inadequate supervisory role in schools, IGR syndrome in exams fees

Others are lateness and absenteeism of principals and Teachers.exodus of students in senior classes to miracle centres during external examinations among others.

Responding to the views of the principals, Paul Awo Nwobasi said the administration of Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has Education as a priority in his manifesto list.

The Commissioner appealed to Principals to be time conscious and punctual in their schools, and wondered why private schools should be ahead of public schools when professional teachers and Principals were in there numbers in Public Schools against the norm in some private schools, and insisted that the ugly trend in the public schools should be revised to its formal statuesque.

He assured public school managers that their welfare is guaranteed under the
administration of Ogbonna Nwifuru.

On there part, the director, Secondary Education, Mrs Grace Ngwu, the Director of Administration, Ebonyi State Secondary Education Board, Mrs Juliana Eke and the Chief Supervising Principal, Ebonyi South, Mr Okoro Ogbonna as well as the Chairman ANCOPS Mr Emmanule Chukwu said the governor has proved his determination to rebuild education by

22/06/2023

COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY, OFFICIALLY ASSUMES DUTY.

Daniel Akpu; PRO/MOR

The State Commissioner for Education Primary and Secondary, Professor Paul Awo Nwobashi has assumed duty with a call on Teachers to take pride in their profession and do away with low morale, for them to achieve their teaching objectives.

The Commissioner made the call while addressing the Staff and Management of the Ministry of Education at Centenary City, Abakaliki.

Prof. Paul Nwobashi said his emphasis as Commissioner for Education is on productivity in primary and Secondary Schools to realize the goal in the pupil and students' exams results.

He advised the staff to avoid keeping malice and work as brothers and sisters and directed the Head of Departments to articulate the problems and needs of their department and forward them to him for discussion and possible solutions.

Prof. Nwobashi said the State Governor Chief Francis Ogbonn Nwifuru has much interest in the education of Ebonyi children and appealed to workers to come to work on time and report their difficulties in attending work to their unit Heads.

The most Senior Director of the Ministry, Mrs Grace Ngwu who welcomed the new Commissioner for Education said that workers have been diligent in duty despite the absence of the Ministry's Chief Executives.
She assured that the Ministry of Education Staff would perform their duties very well to assist the Commissioner to satisfy the Governor who appointed him to serve in the education sector of the State.
Directors and HODS along with staff from the Ministry and its Parastatals were present during the reception.

22/06/2023

COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY, OFFICIALLY ASSUMES DUTY.

Daniel Akpu; PRO/MOR

The State Commissioner for Education Primary and Secondary, Professor Paul Awo Nwobashi has assumed duty with a call on Teachers to take pride in their profession and do away with low morale, for them to achieve their teaching objectives.

The Commissioner made the call while addressing the Staff and Management of the Ministry of Education at Centenary City, Abakaliki.
Prof. Paul Nwobashi said his emphasis as Commissioner for Education is on productivity in primary and Secondary Schools to realize the goal in the pupil and students' exams results.
He advised the staff to avoid keeping malice and work as brothers and sisters and directed the Head of Departments to articulate the problems and needs of their department and forward them to him for discussion and possible solutions.
Prof. Nwobashi said the State Governor Chief Francis Ogbonn Nwifuru has much interest in the education of Ebonyi children and appealed to workers to come to work on time and report their difficulties in attending work to their unit Heads.

The most Senior Director of the Ministry, Mrs Grace Ngwu who welcomed the new Commissioner for Education said that workers have been diligent in duty despite the absence of the Ministry's Chief Executives.
She assured that the Ministry of Education Staff would perform their duties very well to assist the Commissioner to satisfy the Governor who appointed him to serve in the education sector of the State.
Directors and HODS along with staff from the Ministry and its Parastatals were present during the reception.

15/04/2023

WEDDING BEL :

I am my daughter's wedding bestman says Dr Peter Onwe, the formal SU Area Chairman.
The wedding is smooth Honourable and solemnity.

15/04/2023

USAID IHP: 2024 PROGRAM CONTINUITY IN EBONYI UNCERTAIN.

The USAID Integrated Health Programme IHP Staff in Ebony State has declared that USAID's commitment to continue its support towards strengthening the Ebonyi State health system from 2024 is dependent on the State government's show of commitment to financing the health system.
The IHP Staff Miss Chidimma Eneze who briefed journalists on the matter of programme funding during the two-day Media Engagement on Reproductive Maternal and New Child, nutrition and Maleria (RMNCH+NM) Information, stories and issues said the IHP management is finding It difficult to continue without government assistance.
Miss Chidinma Eneze who emphasized IHP achievements and activities in Ebonyi Said, while the IHP team strives to sustain the program in the State, Ebonyi State government is expected to assist financially, stating that the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the parties outlined specific responsibilities to each party which included provision of technical assistant, financing directly some areas that needed support, and IHP to provide counterpart resource persons urging State Government to make her commitment, for the Continuity of the programme towards financial support for Primary health care, rolling out formal sector health insurance and providing free services for the vulnerable ,the funds were captured in the budgets annually.
She implored Journalists to Channel news reports to guide the Ebonyi governor-elect on the ways to improve the Health Care of Ebony citizens through USAID IHP services, adding it to his governance priority List
The State NUJ Chairman Comrade Tony Nwizi represented by Ebbc Correspondent appreciated USAID IHP management for providing Media workers training opportunities to educate them on the IHP activities to write acceptable reports, calling journalists to educate government and the public about IHP services to enable them access services according to their needs.

12/04/2023

EBONYI STUDENT WAEC REGISTRATION A DONE DEAL.

The State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Sunday Nwangele has said no secondary school in Ebonyi is still denied 2023 WAEC Registration as against erroneous online publication against State Secondary Schools.
The Commissioner stated this when he briefed journalists in his office.
Dr. Sunday Nwangele explained to the press that series of breaks witnessed within the second term academic season was as a result of safety precaution to Ebonyi State School Children during the just concluded 2023 general elections, stating that although it affected academic calendar, such midterm break cannot be attributed to confusion in the State education Sector as it was unavoidable.
Dr. Nwangele said, Ebonyi State Government received notice of WAEC Management hasty decision that three hundred and forty five secondary schools have been derecognized with fine, of five hundred thousand naira for each affected school which amounted to ninety four million naira.

The Commissioner said while the State Government was contemplating legal action against WAEC for lack of fair hearing, the state Governor Engr. David Nweze Umahi perceived the negative impact on the final year secondary schools students and to avoid joining issues, with WAEC decided to settle the matter with WAEC instantly to avert Prepared examination students from missing WAEC registration.
He said WAEC Management granted Ebonyi Schools Extra period to accommodate all Schools WAEC registration, stating that Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State have registered WAEC and ready to write it without problem.
He therefore condemned in its entirety the online publication that associated confusion to the State schools and urged reporters to always verify issues before publication.
The permanent Secretary Elder Sunday Okike has confirmed that Ebonyi Secondary Schools have Completed their WAEC Registrations and ready to write the Examination.
It could be recalled that Sun online publication carri

10/02/2023

USAID STATE2STATE EXPOSES EBONYI PROs AND AIO TO PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

Daniel Akpu: GRN&CA

Ebonyi State Public Relations Officers PROs and Area Information Officers AIOs have been trained on how to understand budget and financial management in their various MDAs.
The one-day working seminar which was designed for PROs and AIO took place at State2State Office, Abakaliki.
Among the lessons State2State brainstormed with Ebonyi State Information purveyors included Public Financial Management PFM, Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTEF, Medium Term Sector Strategy MTSS, Debt Management, Budget Cycle, Budget Calendar and others.
Addressing the participants, the Ebonyi State Team lead, Dr Sam Onyia explained the role of State 2State in the selected States of the Federation which included Ebonyi and five other States in Nigeria.
Dr Onyia emphasized that USAID State2State stands to help States improve their budget and financial matters to maintain Financial accountability and transparency in their public financial management.
The State lead said the State budget should focus on the people and added that budget transparency simply means involving people through the Community Charter of Demand CCD, for Citizens' budget participation.
He maintained that debt management is necessary to States or individuals as nothing is wrong in borrowing but borrowing what one can pay back, saying that part of their roles was to assist in profiling debt for better management.
The State2State Communications Specialist Mrs Nneka Egbuna gave the overview of USAID State2State activity and importance of two-way communication in governance.
Meanwhile, two State2State facilitators, Ms Ejiro Okotie and Mr Ibiam Azu exposed the PROs and AIOs to gender equity, social inclusion communication, and a deeper understanding of public financial management respectively, urging them to leverage the lessons.
The seminar featured group discussions and the presentation of action plan.

18/12/2022

EBONYI STATE GOVERNOR REJECTS COOKED FOOD SERVED WIDOWS AND ELDERS IN CHRISTMAS PARTY.

The Governor, who was full of joy celebrating with the widows and elders in the state, said it gives him joy caring for elders, widows and downtrodden and besiege them to keep faith with God for a better tomorrow.

The Governor frowned at the kind of food presented to the widows and elders and directed that the Chief cook be arrested and prosecuted while the party be repeated with high quality food and wrapper for them.

He said one thousand widows and elders per local government would go for free medical test at David Umahi University of Health Sciences Uburu and monthly celebration every 15th in the five remaining months of his administration.

13/12/2022

USAID: STATE TO STATE AGAIN, TRAINS EBONYI MEDIA WRITERS ON GBV NEWS REPORTING.

USAID State to State Ebonyi State Chapter has trained Ebonyi Media writers on the best way to handle news on gender based violence GBV to avoid sensationalizing sexual violence.
Speaking during the one day working training, the director of information and acting permanent Secretary Ministry of Information Mr Anya Nkama praised efforts of USAID State to State Ebonyi State for joining the international Communities to observe 16 Days activism against sexual gender based violence in the State.
Mr Anya Nkama outlined programmes Ministry of Information Ebonyi State has initiated for the control of sexual gender based violence, stating that the Ministry has Communication Professional Staff scattered all over the State as PROs and Area Information Officers and have been playing her roles to sensitize Citizens through government programmes and policies.
Mr Nkama said Ministry information would amplify the sixteen days activism against gender based violence using the largest Channels of information dissemination including online network at her disposal to reach out to people in the rural Areas through news, commentaries, features, articles and pictorials to preach against GBV in the society.
The State to State communication exparte Ebonyi State Mrs Nneka Egbuna in her lecture on the role of the Media concerning sexual gender based violence SGBV, expounded areas media are expected to redress it's media writings and reports on SGBV, to prevent the ugly trend amount genders.
Meanwhile the State to State gender Education specialist Miss Ejiro Okotie emphasized that sixteen days activism was to creat awareness and mobilize action against gender based violence.

13/12/2022

USAID: STATE TO STAT AGAIN, TRAINS EBONYI MEDIA WRITERS ON GBV NEWS REPORTING.

USAID State to State Ebonyi State Chapter has trained Ebonyi Media writers on the best way to handle news on gender based violence GBV to avoid sensationalizing sexual violence.
Speaking during the one day working training, the director of information and acting permanent Secretary Ministry of Information Mr Anya Nkama praised efforts of USAID State to State Ebonyi State for joining the international Communities to observe 16 Days activism against sexual gender based violence in the State.
Mr Anya Nkama outlined programmes Ministry of Information Ebonyi State has initiated for the control of sexual gender based violence, stating that the Ministry has Communication Professional Staff scattered all over the State as PROs and Area Information Officers and have been playing her roles to sensitize Citizens through government programmes and policies.
Mr Nkama said Ministry information would amplify the sixteen days activism against gender based violence using the largest Channels of information dissemination including online network at her disposal to reach out to people in the rural Areas through news, commentaries, features, articles and pictorials to preach against GBV in the society.
The State to State communication exparte Ebonyi State Mrs Nneka Egbuna in her lecture on the role of the Media concerning sexual gender based violence SGBV, expounded areas media are expected to redress it's media writings and reports on SGBV, to prevent the ugly trend amount genders.
Meanwhile the State to State gender Education specialist Miss Ejiro Okotie emphasized that sixteen days activism was to creat awareness and mobilize action against gender based violence.

13/12/2022

USAID: STATE TO STAT AGAIN, TRAINS EBONYI MEDIA WRITERS ON GBV NEWS REPORTING.

USAID State to State Ebonyi State Chapter has trained Ebonyi Media writers on the best way to handle news on gender based violence GBV to avoid sensationalizing sexual violence.

Speaking during the one day working training, the director of information and acting permanent Secretary Ministry of Information Mr Anya Nkama praised efforts of USAID State to State Ebonyi State for joining the international Communities to observe 16 Days activism against sexual gender based violence in the State.
Mr Anya Nkama outlined programmes Ministry of Information Ebonyi State has initiated for the control of sexual gender based violence, stating that the Ministry has Communication Professional Staff scattered all over the State as PROs and Area Information Officers and have been playing her roles to sensitize Citizens through government programmes and policies.

Mr Nkama said Ministry information would amplify the sixteen days activism against gender based violence using the largest Channels of information dissemination including online network at her disposal to reach out to people in the rural Areas through news, commentaries, features, articles and pictorials to preach against GBV in the society.
The State to State communication exparte Ebonyi State Mrs Nneka Egbuna in her lecture on the role of the Media concerning sexual gender based violence SGBV, expounded areas media are expected to redress it's media writings and reports on SGBV, to prevent the ugly trend amount genders.
Meanwhile the State to State gender Education specialist Miss Ejiro Okotie emphasized that sixteen days activism was to creat awareness and mobilize action against gender based violence.

08/12/2022

EBSU LUNCHES ONE POINT ADMISSION DIGITAL REGISTRATION.

Ebonyi State University EBSU has lunched University digital app known as one point registration for students online admission.
The Commissioner for Education Dr Sunday Zijl Nwangele represented by the Permanent Secretary Elder Sunday Okike who witnessed the demonstration and lunching of the online students' admission registration app said Information and Communication Technology ICT has reduced the world to a global village.
He state that lunching one point registration application in EBSU would take away the Hazells associated with students admission registration and commended the University Pro Cancillor, Vice Chancilor, and management of the University for the initiative.
The EBSU Pro Chancellor Rev Father Dr Abraham Nwali said it has come to the point that even the seek could Access medication online with medical Doctors' full attention. through digital application.
Reverend Abraham Nwal assured that Ebonyi State Government is in a hurry to make its University financial independent and urged the manegment to be careful about contractors who could seize the system password over contract payment issues.
The VC EBSU Professor Chigozie Ogbu maintained that the world is already digitalilized and EBSU would take drastic steps to catch up and join the league of other universities flow with digital Students admission registrations.

25/11/2022

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA CARRIES OUT EDUCATIVE PROGRAMME OF READERSHIP PROMOTION IN EBONYI STATE

The commissioner for education, Dr. Sunday Nwangele who was the special guest and chairman of the occasion which took place at Centenary City Abakaliki, in a speach reaffirmed Ebonyi state government's determination to encourage students to maintain reading habit.
Addressing participants, Dr Sunday Zijl Nwangele represented by the Director education Services Mrs. Chinyere Ezulo thanked the National Librarian for the readership programme for Ebonyi students.
Dr. Nwangele called on students to develop the attitude of going to library to read books, stating that anyone who reads books can perform favourably on schools quiz, debate and examinations.
The National Librarian/CEO, professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi represented by Mr. Benard Ida said the readership promotion campaign is part of mandates of the national library and called on all Nigerians to adopt the habit of reading to reduce illiteracy in Nigeria.
The head, National library Ebonyi state branch, Mrs. Ifeoma Obi assured school children that with reading, especially indigenous languages, they would excel and pleaded everyone to form the habit of reading books.
In a key note address, the University librarian AE FUNAI, Dr. Akidi and the author of you can, Mrs. Joy Ajunwa appreciated the National librarian for organizing the programme for Ebonyi people and appealed to the participants to make use of the programme, stating that reading is a panacea for social problems.
Five schools participated on the spelling Bee, pick and speak and reading in indigenous language activities, while King David Academy won on spelling Bee with a personal prize of I-pad, Godis international school won the first prize on pick and read activity, followed by Christ-Angel international secondary school with second prize.

25/11/2022

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA CARRIES OUT EDUCATIVE PROGRAMME OF READERSHIP PROMOTION IN EBONYI STATE

The commissioner for education, Dr. Sunday Nwangele who was the special guest and chairman of the occasion which took place at Centenary City Abakaliki, in a speach reaffirmed Ebonyi state government's determination to encourage students to maintain reading habit.
Addressing participants, Dr Sunday Zijl Nwangele represented by the Director education Services Mrs. Chinyere Ezulo thanked the National Librarian for the readership programme for Ebonyi students.
Dr. Nwangele called on students to develop the attitude of going to library to read books, stating that anyone who reads books can perform favourably on schools quiz, debate and examinations.
The National Librarian and Chief Executive officer National library, professor Veronica Onunobi represented by Mr. Benard Ida said the readership promotion campaign is part of mandates of the national library and called on all Nigerians to adopt the habit of reading to reduce illiteracy in Nigeria.
The head, National library Ebonyi state branch, Mrs. Ifeoma Obi assured school children that with reading, especially indigenous languages, they would excel and pleaded everyone to form the habit of reading books.
In a key note address, the University librarian AE FUNAI, Dr. Akidi and the author of you can, Mrs. Joy Ajunwa appreciated the National librarian for organizing the programme for Ebonyi people and appealed to the participants to make use of the programme, stating that reading is a panacea for social problems.
Five schools participated on the spelling Bee, pick and speak and reading in indigenous language activities, while King David Academy won on spelling Bee with a personal prize of I-pad, Godis international school won the first prize on pick and read activity, followed by Christ-Angel international secondary school with second prize.