Uniport Alumni mourns Dr Chinelo, asks FG to fix security structure

The University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association has said the attack on the Kaduna-Abuja bound train has further exposed the susceptibility of the country’s security architecture. The group, while mourning one of them, the late Dr Chinelo Megafu, who was among the passengers attacked and killed in the incident, called on the Federal Government to […]

Uniport wins NUGA Games

The University of Port Harcourt has emerged as the overall winner of the 26th edition of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) Games, held at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lagos State. The event which kicked off on Saturday, March 19 2022 was drawn to a close at the weekend as Team UNIPORT won its […]

Team Uniport tops medal table at NUGA games

The University of Port Harcourt is leading the medals table at the ongoing 26th Nigerian Universities Games (NUGA)2022 at the University of Lagos. The institution is sitting in the first position with 36 medals including 16 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze. Most medals acquired were won from individual competitions such as chess, as Uniport […]

Uniport postpones convocation ceremony indefinetly

Success Nwanedo The University of Port Harcourt has announced the postponement of its convocation ceremony slated to hold on the 1st and 2nd of April, 2022. A statement by the school management through its spokesperson, Sam Kpenu, said “The 33rd Combined Convocation ceremony for the award of diplomas, first degrees, postgraduate diplomas, higher degrees, honorary […]

Students react as Uniport joins ASUU strike

Success Nwanedo Some students of the University of Port Harcourt have expressed displeasure over the one-month strike action commenced by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had on Monday, February 14, declared a four-week warning strike after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lagos, over the inability of the federal government to […]

UNIPORT matriculates 9,000 students

Success Nwanedo The University of Port Harcourt has enrolled over nine thousand students for the 2021/2022 academic session at its 43rd Matriculation Ceremony. Speaking during the ceremony on Tuesday at the University’s convocation arena, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Georgewill Owunari, advised the new students to uphold the academic and moral norms of the institution. Professor Owunari […]

Uniport students clash with Choba police over barricade

Success Nwanedo Students of the University of Port Harcourt, on Friday, clashed with operatives of the Choba Divisional Police Command, Rivers state, in demand for the removal of a barricade on the U-turn of the East-West Road. The Student Union Government (SUG) and other students had marched to the station to ask for the removal […]

UNIPORT holds service of songs for late Prof. Efemini

The University of Port Harcourt on Wednesday held a service of songs for one of its own, late Prof. Andrew Efemini, who was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics before his passing. Efemini died at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital in July, two days after his appointment Deputy Vice-Chancellor. The Service of songs, held at […]

Journalism Educators Foundation holds 2021 conference at UNIPORT

The Journalism Educators Foundation, in collaboration with the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies, University of Port-Harcourt, concluded its 2021 conference on Friday. The conference, which had its theme as “Communication, Language and Coping with Covid-19 in the 21st Century”, kicked off on Tuesday, with an opening ceremony at the Ebitimi Banigo Auditorium, Abuja campus […]

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