My dear its at d end of 3months. The recent recruited doctors for amaechi's hospital were paid at d end of 3 months. We'll not be different. Dis is rivers state not imo or lagos.

kingsjerone@yah:
@cruize. even if u re correct, 3 months is october not november. BUT, beyond that, many of the federal and state parastatals are no longer using that policy.
the new employees of lagos n imo states were paid at the end of d 1st month.
FOR ME, I LL BE PAID AT THE END OF MY FIRST MONTH.
thats my faith

This is all about REALITY and not FAITH... I raised this issue for some of us that the 3months without pay will wave on to start preparing for the storm

bencomfav: My dear its at d end of 3months. The recent recruited doctors for amaechi's hospital were paid at d end of 3 months. We'll not be different. Dis is rivers state not imo or lagos.

was the 3 months paid in areas or what?

I J̶̲̥̅̊u̶̲̥̅̊ƨ̣̣̣̇̇̇̇τ̣̣̥ stumbled on this. Proposed education law favours teachers in Rivers

Thursday, 08 August 2013 00:00 By Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi Features - Education



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• 13, 201 new teachers begin induction course

RIVERS will soon become the best state in the entire country to practice the teaching profession, going by the snippets of information about a proposed Law, now in the works at the state’s parliament.      

    In what could be described as the best deal ever to be offered teachers in any state, the new “Rivers State Education Law 2013” stipulated that accommodation should be provided for teachers, especially those posted to the rural areas in the state. Not only that, those who teach in rural villages would also be paid special allowances as additional compensation.

      The law makes regular payment of salaries and promotion of teachers sacrosanct, just as it asks the state government to provide the teachers with access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to enable them acquire proficiency.

     Mr. Augustine Paul Ngo, who chairs the Rivers State House Committee on Education, broke the good news on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, during the flag off of the induction course organized by the State’s Ministry of Education, for the newly employed 13, 201 teachers. Expectedly, the teachers reacted with a thunderous applause.

      The induction course was the final in the series of activities lined up for the new teachers, who received their appointment letters last month. With the massive recruitment, which would cost the state N1billion as monthly salaries, the pupil/teacher ratio is expected to be 23:1.

      Profound joy understandably enveloped the air at the venue of the ceremony, where the excited teachers, in their hundreds, openly praised Governor Rotimi Amaechi for “restoring dignity” to the teaching profession. 

      The course would expose the teachers to some teaching rudiments, such as how to make complicated abstracts in a subject meaningful to the pupils and how to ensure effective teaching.

   Major stakeholders, including the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC), have praised Rivers state for taking far-reaching actions aimed at improving its education sector. Its recent recruitment has also been described as unprecedented, when compared to past federal efforts in the primary and secondary sub sectors. The first attempt by the Military administration to introduce Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 1973 did not include the plan to accommodate the required number of teachers, leading to emergency measures that culminated in the establishment of the National Teachers Institute (NTI) in 1976.

     It has also been revealed that the second federal effort, the Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme, introduced in 1999, also did not include an elaborate plan to hire the required number of teachers.

     In a somewhat sober reflection, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof Nimi Briggs, told the audience that what Amaechi and the Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Dame Alice Lawrence Nemi did for the people of Rivers state, could only be compared to what the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo did for the former Western Region people, when he introduced free primary education at that time. “That is why the western region, till today, remains the most developed in this country,” he affirmed. “No matter what you want to look at, check all the indices, the odds still favour the western region.”

     He continued: “Amaechi came, looked around, and decided to give education priority. And he appointed this young, beautiful girl (Lawrence-Nemi) as his Commissioner for Education. If you look at her, she is small in stature, yet, her vision is big. We shall forever remember you.”

   But he was quick to note that managing 13, 000 teachers would be challenging. He urged the state government to put proper structures in place to ensure that the current project does not fail.

   To the new teachers, he counseled: “Don’t regard this new opportunity as just a job. You must strive to be role models. Look, I have never forgotten my primary school teacher. In the same vein, do things that would make a lasting good impression on the little children put in your care.”

    However, Ambassador Joe Keshi, who heads the BRACED Commission, advised the teachers not to resort to strikes to register their displeasure about any government policy they may not like. “Strikes (in the education sector) have ruined us,” he declared, just as he implored that state’s chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) not to introduce the strike mentally to the new teachers.

   The chairman of the state’s Quality Assurance Agency, Prof Otonti Nduka, who started teaching in 1948, told the teachers to raise a new generation. His words: “We look forward to have you raise a new generation. Welcome to the noble profession.”

    The Secretary to the state government, Mr. George Feyii, who represented Amaechi at the event, told the teachers: “Seize this moment and do your work well. Not doing so will amount to a disservice.”

     The Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Education, Dr Richard Ofuru, while commending the transparency that accompanied the recruitment process, said the Rivers state government had proved that it was possible for a poor man’s child to get a job without having to press any button.

    On how the Ministry of Education intends to supervise and manage the teachers, Lawrence Nemi told The Guardian in an exclusive interview: “That is why we have the Quality Assurance Agency, which the governor set up and the plan is that, by September they (agency members) should be in all the schools in the state, to ensure that the teachers have all been deployed and that they are teaching the right subjects. 

    “It is not just something they would work on from Port Harcourt. We have zonal offices in all the Local Government areas, because they know the system and all that has been put in place. It would not be business as usual, where they won’t know whether a teacher has been to school or not. They are going through the grassroots and will not just sit in the office. They would have to get feedback from the foot soldiers, on what is happening in the local authority. They will have people on ground to visit these schools – people who are already trained as quality assurance agency staff – they would know what an inspectorate is and what monitoring is, then, they would give the head office the feedback.”  

     On worries expressed in certain quarters about what could happen to the state’s education sector when Amaechi leaves office, the Commissioner said: “The bill by the state assembly is designed to cover education sector operations, including the rules and regulation. So, anybody can’t just turn around and say this is what I want to do. It would be difficult because there would be a clause. We are going to run a 10-year education Master Plan, which will contain the policies, procedures and things you need to do. So, it would be very difficult for anybody to just come and say he wants to abandon this or that. We are going to get more people and train them because this is not a joke for anybody to just come in and give excuses.”

    Asked if the state was already reaping benefits from its investment in education, Lawrence Nemi stated that while some benefits would take a long time to manifest, some were already being felt. 

     Her words: “In the model primary school, we did an assessment through a private consultant, to check on the achievement and other things every now and then, to see how our students have improved. The governor may not even be on seat to receive glory from this, but we have seen a lot of remarkable improvement. 

     “For instance, our students from public schools, went to represent Nigeria in the Presidential debate. Our children have also been to the United Nations (UN) to represent Nigeria and they have won a lot of awards. We are beginning to reap some benefits. We may not reap all the benefits, but at least, we are reaping some.

      “On infrastructure, when you are starting, infrastructure alone could take sometime to be put in place. Then, you are talking about teachers, uniforms, discipline and others. It takes a lot and any state government that wants to really get education right has to start early, from the first day you are sworn in as the governor. There is so much work to do and with the decay in the system, including the fact that, while you are putting the teachers in the schools, you are also taking steps to constantly train them. It’s a very long journey. 

    “When you look at the tertiary institutions;  those who have passed their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE); and then you send them out on scholarship, like what the governor is doing by giving them scholarships to universities, it is clear that we are reaping results. And quite a number of those sent abroad on scholarship are coming back. In fact, we are having 35 medical doctors that would join the Ministry of Health, including two First Class graduates, fully sponsored by the state government. We also have some engineers working in the ministry. So, already, we are beginning to reap. We may not reap all, but at least we are reaping some.”

rOsy247: I J̶̲̥̅̊u̶̲̥̅̊ƨ̣̣̣̇̇̇̇τ̣̣̥ stumbled on this. Proposed education law favours teachers in Rivers

Thursday, 08 August 2013 00:00 By Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi Features - Education



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• 13, 201 new teachers begin induction course

RIVERS will soon become the best state in the entire country to practice the teaching profession, going by the snippets of information about a proposed Law, now in the works at the state’s parliament.      

    In what could be described as the best deal ever to be offered teachers in any state, the new “Rivers State Education Law 2013” stipulated that accommodation should be provided for teachers, especially those posted to the rural areas in the state. Not only that, those who teach in rural villages would also be paid special allowances as additional compensation.

      The law makes regular payment of salaries and promotion of teachers sacrosanct, just as it asks the state government to provide the teachers with access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to enable them acquire proficiency.

     Mr. Augustine Paul Ngo, who chairs the Rivers State House Committee on Education, broke the good news on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, during the flag off of the induction course organized by the State’s Ministry of Education, for the newly employed 13, 201 teachers. Expectedly, the teachers reacted with a thunderous applause.

      The induction course was the final in the series of activities lined up for the new teachers, who received their appointment letters last month. With the massive recruitment, which would cost the state N1billion as monthly salaries, the pupil/teacher ratio is expected to be 23:1.

      Profound joy understandably enveloped the air at the venue of the ceremony, where the excited teachers, in their hundreds, openly praised Governor Rotimi Amaechi for “restoring dignity” to the teaching profession. 

      The course would expose the teachers to some teaching rudiments, such as how to make complicated abstracts in a subject meaningful to the pupils and how to ensure effective teaching.

   Major stakeholders, including the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC), have praised Rivers state for taking far-reaching actions aimed at improving its education sector. Its recent recruitment has also been described as unprecedented, when compared to past federal efforts in the primary and secondary sub sectors. The first attempt by the Military administration to introduce Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 1973 did not include the plan to accommodate the required number of teachers, leading to emergency measures that culminated in the establishment of the National Teachers Institute (NTI) in 1976.

     It has also been revealed that the second federal effort, the Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme, introduced in 1999, also did not include an elaborate plan to hire the required number of teachers.

     In a somewhat sober reflection, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof Nimi Briggs, told the audience that what Amaechi and the Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Dame Alice Lawrence Nemi did for the people of Rivers state, could only be compared to what the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo did for the former Western Region people, when he introduced free primary education at that time. “That is why the western region, till today, remains the most developed in this country,” he affirmed. “No matter what you want to look at, check all the indices, the odds still favour the western region.”

     He continued: “Amaechi came, looked around, and decided to give education priority. And he appointed this young, beautiful girl (Lawrence-Nemi) as his Commissioner for Education. If you look at her, she is small in stature, yet, her vision is big. We shall forever remember you.”

   But he was quick to note that managing 13, 000 teachers would be challenging. He urged the state government to put proper structures in place to ensure that the current project does not fail.

   To the new teachers, he counseled: “Don’t regard this new opportunity as just a job. You must strive to be role models. Look, I have never forgotten my primary school teacher. In the same vein, do things that would make a lasting good impression on the little children put in your care.”

    However, Ambassador Joe Keshi, who heads the BRACED Commission, advised the teachers not to resort to strikes to register their displeasure about any government policy they may not like. “Strikes (in the education sector) have ruined us,” he declared, just as he implored that state’s chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) not to introduce the strike mentally to the new teachers.

   The chairman of the state’s Quality Assurance Agency, Prof Otonti Nduka, who started teaching in 1948, told the teachers to raise a new generation. His words: “We look forward to have you raise a new generation. Welcome to the noble profession.”

    The Secretary to the state government, Mr. George Feyii, who represented Amaechi at the event, told the teachers: “Seize this moment and do your work well. Not doing so will amount to a disservice.”

     The Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Education, Dr Richard Ofuru, while commending the transparency that accompanied the recruitment process, said the Rivers state government had proved that it was possible for a poor man’s child to get a job without having to press any button.

    On how the Ministry of Education intends to supervise and manage the teachers, Lawrence Nemi told The Guardian in an exclusive interview: “That is why we have the Quality Assurance Agency, which the governor set up and the plan is that, by September they (agency members) should be in all the schools in the state, to ensure that the teachers have all been deployed and that they are teaching the right subjects. 

    “It is not just something they would work on from Port Harcourt. We have zonal offices in all the Local Government areas, because they know the system and all that has been put in place. It would not be business as usual, where they won’t know whether a teacher has been to school or not. They are going through the grassroots and will not just sit in the office. They would have to get feedback from the foot soldiers, on what is happening in the local authority. They will have people on ground to visit these schools – people who are already trained as quality assurance agency staff – they would know what an inspectorate is and what monitoring is, then, they would give the head office the feedback.”  

     On worries expressed in certain quarters about what could happen to the state’s education sector when Amaechi leaves office, the Commissioner said: “The bill by the state assembly is designed to cover education sector operations, including the rules and regulation. So, anybody can’t just turn around and say this is what I want to do. It would be difficult because there would be a clause. We are going to run a 10-year education Master Plan, which will contain the policies, procedures and things you need to do. So, it would be very difficult for anybody to just come and say he wants to abandon this or that. We are going to get more people and train them because this is not a joke for anybody to just come in and give excuses.”

    Asked if the state was already reaping benefits from its investment in education, Lawrence Nemi stated that while some benefits would take a long time to manifest, some were already being felt. 

     Her words: “In the model primary school, we did an assessment through a private consultant, to check on the achievement and other things every now and then, to see how our students have improved. The governor may not even be on seat to receive glory from this, but we have seen a lot of remarkable improvement. 

     “For instance, our students from public schools, went to represent Nigeria in the Presidential debate. Our children have also been to the United Nations (UN) to represent Nigeria and they have won a lot of awards. We are beginning to reap some benefits. We may not reap all the benefits, but at least, we are reaping some.

      “On infrastructure, when you are starting, infrastructure alone could take sometime to be put in place. Then, you are talking about teachers, uniforms, discipline and others. It takes a lot and any state government that wants to really get education right has to start early, from the first day you are sworn in as the governor. There is so much work to do and with the decay in the system, including the fact that, while you are putting the teachers in the schools, you are also taking steps to constantly train them. It’s a very long journey. 

    “When you look at the tertiary institutions;  those who have passed their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE); and then you send them out on scholarship, like what the governor is doing by giving them scholarships to universities, it is clear that we are reaping results. And quite a number of those sent abroad on scholarship are coming back. In fact, we are having 35 medical doctors that would join the Ministry of Health, including two First Class graduates, fully sponsored by the state government. We also have some engineers working in the ministry. So, already, we are beginning to reap. We may not reap all, but at least we are reaping some.”

this was that poem he read that day of induction. remember its still a bill yet to be passed into law

Abeg you people should talk about posting. Any news......

Abeg you people should talk about the posting. Any news

@cruize et all: i don't need to preach to u about my faith neither do i need an affirmation to keep my faith.
of course dis is not lagos nor imo.BUT I CHOOSE TO WALK BY FAITH as i ve never walk by reality, feeling or otherwise.
watch me smile to bank come end of my 1st month on-the-job.

ikem50:


this was that poem he read that day of induction. remember its still a bill yet to be passed into law

pls raise ur optimism higher. 1st it was a speech u heard, now it is a proposed bill. sooner than later, wen its pased, it ll become a law.
i believ it.

Cruize306: While we are still waiting for posting, we need to be informed that no matter how much is our salary, we won't be paid for three months (01 August - 31 October). All our three months salary will be paid to us as arrears by the end of the fourth month (30 November).

really! I was thinking we ll be paid by October.

Pls is there any information about our posting?

Thankgod iyke:
really! I was thinking we ll be paid by October.

friends, any month they want to pay us thats thir stress one thing is that its our money and they must pay it. just learn how to manage the situation till they pay.

Pls fellow honourable coleagues, do nt be offended wit my comment, i made so because of d fear dt griped me. Hwever, i needed u to put me thru in order to allay d fear. Thanks for ur anticipated understanding and acceptance of my apology!

emekatex: Hope dis political imbroglio rocking PDP wuld nt affect dis ever waiting posting of newly employed teachers to their PPA. I said because d polity has heated up to d point dt it can be cut wit a knife and Amaechi is at d forefront of d battle field. I am just worried oo!

plssss come off this, is it Ameachi that's posting u?

emekatex: Hope dis political imbroglio rocking PDP wuld nt affect dis ever waiting posting of newly employed teachers to their PPA. I said because d polity has heated up to d point dt it can be cut wit a knife and Amaechi is at d forefront of d battle field. I am just worried oo!

. how does amaechis political problems affect our posting. abeg park well if you no get any useful infor and dont infect anyone with your negativity. my little nephew sef no go make this kain silly comment.

Emekatex, thanks so much for handling that post with maturity. Pls, the 'wait' is almost at the end, we should be patient and stop entertaining fears. God who started this will see it to the end so let's cool down. Meanwhile those of you that have relations at the boards should try and get some information for us on when this posting will be out.

Pls fellow honourable coleagues, wit utmost spirit of humility, i sincerely apologise for dt comment i made. do nt be offended wit my comment, i made so because of d fear dt griped me. Hwever, i needed u to put me thru in order to allay d fear. Thanks for ur anticipated understanding and acceptance of my apology!

please house I heard the supplementary list will soon be out, any info on that?

chilopat: please house I heard the supplementary list will soon be out, any info on that?

what supplementary list. maybe you should ask the person you heard from. cus no other list they come out again.

emekatex: Pls fellow honourable coleagues, wit utmost spirit of humility, i sincerely apologise for dt comment i made. do nt be offended wit my comment, i made so because of d fear dt griped me. Hwever, i needed u to put me thru in order to allay d fear. Thanks for ur anticipated understanding and acceptance of my apology!

u re one of a kind. Apology accepted.

I saw this advert on my job alert. Rivers State Ministry of Education vacany 1. Bursar/Accountant (5 yrs experience) 2. School Administrator (7 yrs experience). Application with detailed CV indicating Ref: PHTVC STAFF shld be sent to recruiting@samuelson.com.ng or P.O.Box 5924, Lagos. Closing date is 16th Sept 2013. Just incase u knw anyone that ll be interested, thats why i posted it here

emekatex: Pls fellow honourable coleagues, wit utmost spirit of humility, i sincerely apologise for dt comment i made. do nt be offended wit my comment, i made so because of d fear dt griped me. Hwever, i needed u to put me thru in order to allay d fear. Thanks for ur anticipated understanding and acceptance of my apology!

I so much appreciate ur maturity here, apology accepted.
Just calme down, School will resume on the 16th of september. Even if u were given ur posting letter now, u cannot go anywhere till school resum as to meet up with the Head Teacher.
Pls dont disturb urself, u are already employed and ur money is reading. By the end of October u will be paid.

[quote author=emekatex][/quote] your response is gentlemanly. Pls keep it up on this forum and beyond. Let ur mind be at rest aspa posting okay. Cheers

emekatex: Pls fellow honourable coleagues, wit utmost spirit of humility, i sincerely apologise for dt comment i made. do nt be offended wit my comment, i made so because of d fear dt griped me. Hwever, i needed u to put me thru in order to allay d fear. Thanks for ur anticipated understanding and acceptance of my apology!

wow, house this is how it should be on this forum, pls lets all take a cue from emeka's behaviour, it dipicts wisdom and maturity. Cheers

Pple behaving like kids. Always quick to insults. Whatever is wrong with somebody expressing his fears? Does tht call for insult ά̲̣̥πϑ abuses? Smh

emekatex: Pls fellow honourable coleagues, wit utmost spirit of humility, i sincerely apologise for dt comment i made. do nt be offended wit my comment, i made so because of d fear dt griped me. Hwever, i needed u to put me thru in order to allay d fear. Thanks for ur anticipated understanding and acceptance of my apology!

......please note that I don't think your apology is necessary, you are entitled to your opinion.

mathmatica: ......please note that I don't think your apology is necessary, you are entitled to your opinion.

he is entitle to his opinion so he choose to plead for mercy. what is your buz dia? amenbo

mathmatica: ......please note that I don't think your apology is necessary, you are entitled to your opinion.

he is entitle to his opinion so he choose to plead for mercy. what is your buz dia? amenbo

mathmatica: ......please note that I don't think your apology is necessary, you are entitled to your opinion.

This your comment is better than nothing mate!!!! Skip it

Any news about posting?

Any latest news. I thought they said the posting has since been arranged. What is now holding it.