The Chinese Government has announced plans to establish a Chinese Centre at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in Rivers State, aimed at fostering cultural exchange and cooperation between China and Nigeria. The China’s Consul-General in Lagos, Yan Yuqing, disclosed this while leading a delegation from the Consulate on a visit to UNIPORT. This was contained in a statement by …

In a bid to promote environmental wellbeing with drama, Thespian Theatre’s Kommuniti Project has partnered the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). The partnership culminated in the staging of The Flood’s Fury, a play that demonstrates the danger of pollution and other forms of environmental abuse. It was performed by UNIPORT’s Theatre Arts students, and staged on the campus. It thus …

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Nimi Briggs is dead. Briggs died in the early hours of Easter Monday at the age of 79. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the family. Briggs was a Nigerian academic and Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was also the fifth Vice Chancellor of the …

The University of Port Harcourt has denied withholding the results of over 2,000 graduating students of the institution. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Owunari Georgewill told newsmen on Friday that all pending issues preventing students from graduating and proceeding for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps had been given executive attention. He stated: “In the media, in the past three days, some students …

Government-owned universities are gearing up for resumption of classes following the suspension of the industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which last eight months. On Friday, the University of Port Harcourt released the reviewed academic calendar for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 sessions, which indicated that the first semester 2021/22 examinations for full time students will run for …