Bayelsa EDTF boosts nursing college facilities
The Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) on Tuesday donated 100 double-bunk beds, 200 mattresses and 10 laptops to the Bayelsa State College of Nursing Sciences, Tombia-Ekpetiama, in a major intervention aimed at improving students’ welfare and strengthening healthcare education.
The EDTF said the donation forms part of its broader commitment to enhancing learning environments and advancing educational development across institutions in the state.
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Nathan Tamarapreye
The Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) on Tuesday donated 100 double-bunk beds, 200 mattresses and 10 laptops to the Bayelsa State College of Nursing Sciences, Tombia-Ekpetiama, in a major intervention aimed at improving students’ welfare and strengthening healthcare education.
The EDTF said the donation forms part of its broader commitment to enhancing learning environments and advancing educational development across institutions in the state.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, the Executive Secretary of EDTF, Ebimieowei Etebu, said the intervention underscores the fund’s dedication to creating conducive academic environments for students.
He noted that the provision of the items would significantly improve students’ living and learning conditions, stressing that removing barriers to education remains essential for academic progress.
“This intervention from the state’s Education Development Trust Fund is borne out of our belief that the quality of a learning environment directly impacts the quality of learning itself,” Etebu said.
Referencing Benjamin Franklin, he added: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. At EDTF, we extend that to mean investments in the spaces where knowledge is nurtured.”
Etebu further explained that research has consistently shown that adequate rest, comfort and access to essential tools are critical to effective learning outcomes.
Chairman of the EDTF Board, High Chief Fidelis Agbiki, described the donation as unprecedented in the institution’s history and expressed optimism that proper maintenance of the facilities would encourage future support.
He urged the college management and students to safeguard the items, noting that monitoring teams would carry out periodic inspections to ensure proper utilisation.
Chairman of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Dr Charles Daniel, commended the EDTF for its strategic interventions, stating that the fund’s programmes have remained exceptional among government education initiatives.
Also speaking, HRH Chief Igonia Dakolo, Ibolo XI, Amananaowei of Gbarantoru, representing HRM King Bubaraye Dakolo, Ebenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, said the donation would address pressing infrastructural and welfare needs at the college.
Provost of the college, Dr Kenneth Belibodei, described the intervention as timely and impactful, expressing satisfaction with the quality of the items provided.
The Students’ Union Government President, Ake Yinks, also hailed the donation as a transformative development that would enhance learning and student welfare, assuring that beneficiaries would make judicious use of the facilities.
Dignitaries at the event included members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Education Committee, including Timi Agala Omubo, EDTF board members, as well as the management, staff and students of the Bayelsa State College of Nursing Sciences, Tombia-Ekpetiama.
