The Vice-Chancellor of Rivers State University (RSU), Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi, has inspected hostel facilities on the university’s main campus ahead of the 2026/2027 academic session, assuring students of efforts to improve their living conditions.
The inspection focused on identifying facilities that require urgent repairs before students arrive, including toilets, sewage systems, electrical installations, damaged doors and leaking roofs.
Professor Zeb-Obipi said the university was committed to providing students with a safe and comfortable environment, adding that the exercise also assessed the readiness of hostel officials and other staff to receive students.
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He said hostel officers and porters were prepared to welcome students from Sunday, October 18, ahead of the official resumption date of Monday, October 19, 2026.
The Vice-Chancellor was accompanied by the Acting Director of Works, representatives of the Directorates of Student Affairs and Corporate Affairs, hostel porters and the Acting Chief Security Officer.
Professor Zeb-Obipi also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enforcing strict compliance with the university’s Senate-approved academic calendar.
He warned that disruptions to the schedule could affect students’ academic progress and plans, stressing that lectures, assignments, semester breaks and examinations must take place as scheduled.
According to him, strict adherence to the calendar will promote academic discipline, improve teaching and learning, and ensure that students complete their prescribed courses within the stipulated period.
The Vice-Chancellor further announced that the university portal had been opened for payment of school fees and hostel accommodation fees.
He urged students to take their studies seriously from the first day of resumption and called on academic and non-academic staff to s
