University of Africa, Toru-Orua

10/03/2026

Happy Birthday sir Pastor Peter Pereotubo Akpe Ph.D.
All the best of your new age.
Cheers!!!

Bayelsa Government New Media Bayelsa State Ministry of Information, Orientation & Strategy

07/03/2026

𝐔𝐀𝐓 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄

Vice Chancellor of the University of Africa Toru-Orua, Professor Solomon Ebobrah yesterday flagged-off the UAT student work scheme.

The scheme introduced by the Directorate of Student Support, Welfare and Well-being is an initiate brought on board to support students who are not only indigent but also willing to try their hands on jobs and teach students that hard-work is the way to create little financial support for themselves.

Speaking during the launch, the Vice Chancellor noted that the student work scheme is intended to assist the students generate some financial support while also teaching the students that hard-work was is the way to go. He said the scheme is in line with which the university’s slogan of building a culture of creative hard-work, Excellence and Responsible citizenship.

He added that the scheme would further enable the students to contribute positively to the growth of the university and earn money to support themselves.

The UAT’s Chief commended the volunteer students for their boldness to register in the scheme not minding mocking statements from friends who would feel they are belittling themselves. He therefore urged the director to ensure that the students gets the needed support to alleviate whatever challenges the students face while also ensuring that the work arrangement is flexible and does not interfere with their academic demands.

Giving her remark, the acting director of the Directorate of Student Support, Welfare and Wellbeing, Dr. Stella Akinola appreciated the Management for its continuous support in ensuring that the directorate delivers on its mandate. She added that student work has a total of fourty one student volunteers. She commended the initiative of the VC to bring such a scheme as is obtainable in other parts of the world to the Uuniversity of Africa Toru-orua. She urged the students to deliver excellently, adding that there is dignity in labour. She informed that the directorate is set to roll out other support schemes for students, ensuring that the students of the university are enabled to perform maximally in their academic pursuit.



Students Union Government, University Of Africa, Toru-Orua. Ministry of Education, Bayelsa State Bayelsa Government New Media Bayelsa State Ministry of Information, Orientation & Strategy Random-Thoughts University of Africa, Toru-Orua

05/03/2026

Hear from our Vice Chancellor as he shares a heartwarming message with the students on the ongoing examination.
Students Union Government, University Of Africa, Toru-Orua. University of Africa, Toru-Orua

02/03/2026

𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒....𝐔𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐕𝐂 𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝟎

Vice Chancellor Prof. Solomon Ebobrah and other membes of staff of the university of Africa Toru-Orua were among well wishers who celebrated with her Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma on the occation of his 70th Birthday Celebration.

We wish long life and Prosperity sir.

02/03/2026

Students Union Government, University Of Africa, Toru-Orua.

26/02/2026

𝗨𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗩𝗖 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗔 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗨 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡... 𝑨𝒔 𝑵𝑨𝑺𝑼 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔

Vice Chancellor of the University of Africa Toru-Orua Prof. Solomon Ebobrah today received a delegation from the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) at his office in the Toru-Orua campus.

The NASU delegation led by Comrade Emma Okonkwor, The Senior Deputy General Secretary of NASU accompanied by Comrade Samson Enonmhobor, Senior Assistant General Secretary NASU and other state executives informed that the call was to condole with the University Management on the loss of the UAT branch chairman Mr. Joseph Ebrudu who had died on the 18th of September 2025 at the age of 47. He noted that the loss though painful, those left behind must continue the legacy he left and as such the NASU UAT Chapter would be inaugurating a new chaiman today to fill the void in the Association.

Responding, the Vice Chancellor, appreciated their presence and noted that the late chairman was always open to dialogue. He added that NASU UAT Chapter had been very understanding with the Management of the University while also encouraging who ever emerges after the nominations to ensure that matters are trashed at the level of dialogue.

speaking further the UAT VC noted that UAT though not very large, prides itself in the fact that IT accomodate every staff member and live as a family.

In a similar vane, the National Xxecutives supervised the nomination of candates to replace the position of the UAT Chapter Chairman which has been vacant for some time.

At the end of the nominations, Comrade Fresh Oyobolo who was enstated as the UAT NASU Chapter Chairman, while Comrade Awake George and Comrade Doubra Moses were swarn in as Secretary and Ex-Officio members respectively. All nominees were unopposed.

𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚
𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒂 𝑬𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒆-𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒚𝒆𝒇𝒂
𝑨𝒈. 𝑷𝑹𝑶
𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒖-𝑶𝒓𝒖𝒂

𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕
𝑬𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒔 𝑬. 𝑻𝒊𝒌𝒐

26/02/2026

𝐔𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐀 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Ealier today,
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Africa Toru-Orua, Prof. Solomon Ebobrah, in company of the University Librarian Dr. Oyinkepreye Sawyerr-George received a generous donation of five cartons of books from the Prof. F.S. Idachaba Foundation.

Delivering the books on behalf of the Foundation, Dr. Torunana noted that Professor F.S. Idachaba a renowned professor of agriculture had enjoyed many benefits from the Nigerian Federal Government and has adopted the donation of books to tertiary institutions as a way to give back to the society.

25/02/2026

𝐔𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘
The department of Linguistics University of Africa Toru-Orua on Thursday 19th February 2026 commemorated the International Mother Language Day. The event themed ‘Bayelsa State Languages for Cultural Preservation and Continuity’ had the Ijaw National congress President Professor Benjamin Ogele Okaba deliver the keynote address.

Welcoming participants to the one day workshop, Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Solomon Ebobrah, represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma emphasized the importance of the mother language day adding that our children are gradually losing touch with the mother language thus the need to revive the teaching and learning of the mother tongue.

Delivering the keynote address, Professor Okaba noted that the history of the International mother language day is tied to the agitations of students in Dhaka in Bangladash who went on a protest not to fight for political power but for their fundamental, sacred right to speak, to learn, and to exist in their mother tongue, Bangla. Adding that from that sacrifice, UNESCO forged a global principle that ‘linguistic diversity is not a quaint characteristic of humanity; it is a non-negotiable pillar of our collective heritage, dignity, and intellectual wealth' thus the theme of the programme ‘Bayelsa State Languages for Cultural Preservation and Continuity’.

Prof. Okaba noted that the fight and defence of language is a fight for identity itself, because language is not just a distinctive factor of humanity, but a driver of culture and that which makes us who we are.

In Bayelsa State the, Prof Okaba noted that it is necessary to preserve our languages such as Ijaw, Nembe, Atissa, Ogbia, epie, etc because the language is gradually fading-off as recorded in a UNESCO ranking of languages that are dying in which the Ijaw language was so mentioned. He added that the implication of this is that ‘we would not only be losing words but it would shatter the lens through which our ancestors understood the universe and our place within it. Thus when we safeguard our dialect, we are safeguarding a complete intellectual cultural property, preserving our integrity and sovereignty’.

He further added that in bayelsa, the preservation of our languages is a cultural emergency as seen in our playgrounds and home where our children have neglected their languages and taken to the English language. He said to move forward, we must move from policy to ecosystem by creating a sustained budget for the Bayelsa State Book Development Agency to create children’s literature in Izon, give grants to filmmakers and animators and partner tech hubs to develop izon learning apps. Conclusively he stated that traditional and religious rulers must champion the language in their ceremonies, while our music stars fuse the language into their lyrics.

Delivering his remark, Registrar of the University Dr. Akpoebi Adesi noted that the delivery is timely and apt. He added that a good step in the direction of the Izon language preservation would be to render the Bayelsa State Anthem in Izon language, and called on the Bayelsa State Government to think in that direction.

Royal Father of the day, His Royal Majesty King Seiyifa Koroye who was ably represented by High Chief Tony Diwere Thomas (fnim) thanked the organisers of the programme and encouraged participants to speak and teach their children the Izon language. Similarly, the Executive Secretary of the Bayelsa State Education Trust Fund (BTSEDTF) Prof. Etebu Ebimie-Owei also encouraged participants to speak the Izon language.

Delivering the vote of thanks, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Education, Dr. Torupere Koroye appreciated the participant s for coming while also specially appreciating the Linguistics Department for a job well done.

Highpoint of the events was the launching of ‘A Comparative Wordlist of Four Bayelsa State Languages - Epie, Izon, Nembe and Ogbia ’ Authored by Atatisi Emiya Gladday, Stella Tonyo Akinola, and Thompson Olusegun Ewata. The presentation of a plague to the keynote speaker Prof. Okaba. Delivery of a lead paper on the history of International Mother Language Day by Prof. Thompson Ewata, and the rendition of a story in Nembe Language by Miss Bekebo Honour.

𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒂 𝑬𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒆-𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒚𝒆𝒇𝒂
(𝑨𝒈. 𝑷𝑹𝑶, 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒖-𝑶𝒓𝒖𝒂)

24/02/2026

13/02/2026

Happy birthday
Professor Barclays Foubiri AYakoroma
Deputy Vice Chancellor
University of Africa Toru-orua

May your days be long and filled with happiness.
70 happy cheers sir. 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂

13/02/2026

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐮-𝐎𝐫𝐮𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐮-𝐎𝐫𝐮𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞.

O𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.
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