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Onwah Isaac flanked by the school principal and
other old boys during the commissioning of the
renovated classroom block.
GCUOBA rehabilitat
ates classrooms, donates
3.5kva solar power to alma mater
By Perez Brisibe
G OVERNMENT
College Old
Ughelli
Boys
Association, GCUOBA, Class
of 1974, has rehabilitated a
block of three classrooms
while also donating a 3.5KVA
solar panel to the college as
parts of activities to mark its
40 th graduation anniversary.
It also bought a piano for the
school.
Chairman of the
association, Larry
Ovwromoh, at the
inauguration, bemoaned the
declining quality of
education and explained that
the gesture is their own way
of giving back to the school.
According to Ovwromoh,
GCUOBA will ensure that the
institution remains relevant
among colleges in the
country. He said: “GCUOBA
will partner with g<strong>over</strong>nment
to ensure that the school
remains topnotch among
colleges in the country.
“We are all here as
classmates to celebrate our
40th graduation because of
what the GCU did for us. We
are here to give back. That is
why we renovated this block
of classrooms and bought a
piano for the school. Music
is a major part of the school
idea, and we also provided
solar system for the school
hospital.”
“On the aesthetics, the
school authorities have tried
to maintain the beauty of the
place but as to quality of
studies, I think there is a
general decline, not just with
GCU, but all <strong>over</strong> the country.
There had been a steady
decline. The attitude of
students to learning has also
changed drastically. We are
now in the digital age where
methods of learning involve
audiovisuals than actual
reading and writing.”
He said: “The old boys as a
body have identified that issue
and we are trying to pick up
the teaching method and
Samsung Heavy Industries wins
sub-continental maritime awards
SIndustries
amsung
Nigeria
Heavy
(SHIN), the leading operator
of the SHI-MCI fabrication
and integration yard, has
won award for contributing
to the development of the
regional maritime cluster at
the Seatrade Maritime
Awards Middle East, Indian
Subcontinent & Africa held
in Dubai on September 22,
2019.
Samsung was the only
nominee from Africa to be
listed for four individual
awards: Contribution to
Development of the Regional
Maritime Cluster, Shipyard
of the Year, Africa Maritime
and Education & Training.
In its award citation for
contribution to development
of the regional maritime
cluster, SHIN was
commended for its
commitment to empowering
the African oil and gas
industry through local
content leadership.
Prior to the construction of
its fabrication and
integration yard in Lagos,
customers in the regional oil
and gas industry had to work
outside of Africa.
In order to complete the
Egina FPSO project,
significant investment was
needed to develop a local
workforce and facilities.
These have become the core
of a world-class marine
construction capability that
benefits all shipping &
marine construction and
maintenance companies in
the region with greater access
to opportunities as well as
providing economic stimulus
to the whole West African
region.
Commenting on the
meritorious award, the
Managing Director of
Samsung Heavy Industries
Nigeria, Mr. Jejin Jeon, said
“It is a great honour to be
recognised for our
Contribution to the
Development of the Regional
Maritime Cluster in Africa.
This award validates SHIN
and SHI MCI’s efforts in
developing Nigeria as the
next global fabrication
destination. I thank the people
of Nigeria and the Nigerian
g<strong>over</strong>nment for their faith in
us. Our journey will not stop
here. We will continue to
empower the African oil &
gas and maritime industry by
developing local capacity to
deliver world class work
locally, stimulating more
opportunities for the benefit
of Nigeria.”
The Seatrade Maritime
Awards are recognised
internationally as the most
influential in the industry with
a very robust selection
process led by independent
judging panels consisting of
CEOs from maritime
companies around the world.
An impressive list of
nominees was shortlisted,
from <strong>over</strong> 120 entries across
20 countries, made it to 2019’s
I
t was an unforgettable
night of glitz, glamour
and razzmatazz at the
Hardley Apartments, venue
of Vibezzz Pool Party
organized by Ravup5 and
House of Mafix in
conjunction with Vibezzz and
Belaire took place.
The Hardley Apartments,
Victoria Island, Lagos, touted
as a one-stop destination
where the best of hospitality
is offered to customers who
are seeking the best kind of
treatment, played host to
celebrities from all walks of
life, which include actor and
TV personality, Uti
Nwachukwu, cross dresser,
actor and TV presenter,
Denrele Edun, General
facilities by even providing
extra teachers for lessons for
the students to assist them in
their final exams.”
Commissioning the
projects, an old student,
Onwah Isaac said they were
happy to return to where they
started life, adding that the
items donated were to make
studies more comfortable for
the students and staff of the
school.
Onwah, while advising
students to take their studies
seriously, assured that
GCUOBA Class of 1974
would continue to support the
school to maintain its revered
standard among colleges in
the country.
Principal of the GCU, Mr.
Ezekiel Akpeti, in his
remarks, commended the old
students for the donations,
assuring that he would
continue to ensure that the
school maintains its
academic excellence for
producing great men for the
society.
shortlist. The award
ceremony was attended by
<strong>over</strong> 700 industry and
g o v e r n m e n t a l
representatives from across
Africa, the Middle East and
the Indian sub-continent.
After successfully
delivering the Egina, the
world’s largest FPSO,
SHIN’s next focus is to widen
its integration and
fabrication work for the onand
off-shore oil & gas
industry as well as power and
infrastructure projects. The
high profile generated from
this award will also drive
increased interest among the
maritime industry into the
immense potential and
capability of Nigeria and
indeed the whole West African
region, showing what they
have to offer to international
customers. This will continue
to stimulate local
employment, ongoing talent
development and vocational
training to continue
performing at international
standards.
Uti, Denrele, others dazzle
at Vibezzz Pool Party
Maleek, ex-Big Brother Naija
house mate, Melvin Oduah,
Nigerian singer, Djinee, Timi
Rogers, sultry Nollywood
actress, Nazor Ekezie, actor,
Bryan Okwara, DJ Point
Zero, among many others.
It was fun, meet and greet,
as guests who trooped in to
savour the varieties Hardley
Apartments had to offer, could
not get enough of their
expectations.
•Denrele