Rivers_State_Ministry_of_Education Knowpia

Rivers State Ministry of Education
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Rivers State
Headquarters	7th Floor, State Secretariat; Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria; 4°46′24″N 7°0′57″E / 4.77333°N 7.01583°E
Ministry executives	Kaniye Ebeku, Commissioner; Dr. Pat Wudhiga Ogbonnaya, Permanent Secretary;
Website	ministryofeducationriversstate.com.ng

The Rivers State Ministry of Education is a ministry of the Government of Rivers State of Nigeria, created to encourage development of education in the state. The ministry is tasked with the formulation of policies for promoting and realizing effective educational standards, and practices similar to those of other jurisdictions. The ministry is headquartered at the 7th Floor of the State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt.

List of commissioners edit

Kaniye Ebeku (2015–)
Alice Lawrence Nemi (2009–15)
Ngozi Odu (2003–07)
Allwell Onyesoh (1999–03)
Celestine Omehia (1992–93)

Awards edit

Some of the awards won by the ministry include:

ANCOPSS Award
Time News Leadership Gold Award
Babs Fafunwa Education Prize^[1]^[2]

References edit

^ "Rivers Education Ministry Wins Babs Fatunwa's Prize". The Tide. Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "Rivers to inaugurate model schools". The Punch. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

External links edit

Official website

[tide_news-1] "Rivers Education Ministry Wins Babs Fatunwa's Prize". The Tide. Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[babs-2] "Rivers to inaugurate model schools". The Punch. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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