Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board

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Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board
Abbreviation RSSSSB
Formation May 30, 2012;5 years ago (2012-05-30)
Type Government agency
Location
Chairman
 David Briggs [1]

The Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board is an agency of the government of Rivers State responsible for the development and management of the state's secondary education system. It is headquartered in Port Harcourt. Its formation was authorized by the Senior Secondary Schools Board Law No.5 of 2012. [2]

Government of Rivers State

The Government of Rivers State consists of elected representatives and appointed officials responsible for the government of Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State has a population of about 5 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The state government is composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the House of Assembly, the Governor and the High Court. The judiciary operates independently of the executive and the legislature. At the local level, elected officials are in charge of local government areas.

Port Harcourt Metropolis in Rivers, Nigeria

Port Harcourt is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta. As of 2016, the Port Harcourt urban area has an estimated population of 1,865,000 inhabitants, up from 1,382,592 as of 2006.

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History

The Rivers State Post Primary Schools Board was set up in 1989 under the Post Primary Schools Board Law No.4 (1989). It was tasked with supervising public schools in Rivers State. In 2012, the PPSB Law was repealed and the board was renamed to its present name. [3]

Rivers State State in South South, Nigeria

Rivers State, also known simply as Rivers, is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. According to census data released in 2006, the state has a population of 5,198,716, making it the sixth-most populous state in the country. Its capital and largest city, Port Harcourt, is economically significant as the centre of Nigeria's oil industry. Rivers State is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State, and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states. It is home to many indigenous ethnic groups: Ogoni, Abua, Ekpeye, Ikwerre, Ibani, Opobo, Eleme, Okrika, and Kalabari, Etche, Ogba, Engenni, Egbema, Obolo and others. The people from Rivers State are known as "Riverians".

Composition

According to the Law, the governing board consists of:

  1. Chairman
  2. Four regular members
  3. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education
  4. Five non-regular members

Duties and powers

The duties and powers of the board, as specified by the Law, are the following:

Recruit, appoint, post, promote, discipline and transfer both the academic and non academic staff of the Secondary Schools but in the case of principals and vice – principals, their promotion, transfer and discipline shall be made with the approval of the Commissioner; to handle inter-service and inter – state transfer of academic and non – academic staff other than those handled by the Civil Service Commission, subject to the approval of the Governor; to manage senior secondary schools and be responsible for:- supply of school equipment and materials for approved functions and programmes of the schools, provision of petty cash grants, provision and maintenance of school libraries, financing sporting activities, provision of transportation facilities to schools. Other functions of the board are: to establish and maintain an office in the headquarters of each local government area in the state for easy administration of schools in the local government area; keep proper and up-to-date teachers’ service records; recommend and approve applications of staff for in – service training to ministry; approve the budget of the board and to submit same to the ministry for consideration by government; etc.

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References

  1. ↑ "Board Chairman Assures On Quality Education". The Tide . 5 December 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Senior Secondary Schools Board Law No. 5 Of 2012". Government of Rivers State. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Mitee, Leesi (2010). Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria: An Encyclopaedic Guide. Worldwide Business Resources. p. 134. ISBN   0-9561988-1-3 . Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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