Dear Members of the University of Port Harcourt Community, As the gentle hush of Christmas settles across our campus and the year comes to a close, we write with a heart filled with gratitude and profound appreciation to everyone who brings life, meaning, and dignity to this great institution.

This Christmas message to you all is the 5th and the last Christmas message from us in our tenure as Vice Chancellor of our unique Uniport.

With profound respect, we convey our warm yuletide felicitations to our dear Visitor, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for his leadership and continued support for the Nigerian Education System.

The University of Port Harcourt acknowledges the unwavering support of the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, H.E. Chief Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON for education campaign and social development that has affected the University of Port Harcourt positively.

To the Chairman and members of the Governing Council, we extend our warm Christmas blessings.

To our Senate and Management, we salute your steadfast commitment.

To all members of staff (teaching and non-teaching) who work diligently behind the scenes, consistently upholding scholarship and providing essential administrative services, we convey our appreciation.

To our dear students, you are the living heartbeat of the University of Port Harcourt, complements of the season.

We extend warm Christmas greetings to our valued host communities, strategic partners, alumni and stakeholders your cooperation and goodwill continue to sustain peace and progress. We are grateful for your partnership, and enduring sense of shared destiny.

As we celebrate the birth of Christ, the ultimate symbol of love, sacrifice, humility, and hope, may this season renew our faith in one another and in the noble ideals that bind us as a family.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to you all for your dedicated services from January to December 2025. Through challenges and triumphs, uncertainties and breakthroughs, you stood firm. You taught, learned, served, protected, cleaned, guided, governed, and believed.

Your collective effort has strengthened and deepened our community spirit, and upheld the honour of UniPort as a beacon of excellence and character.

May this Christmas bring peace to your homes, joy to your hearts, rest to your bodies, and light to your paths. May the coming year reward your labour, renew your strength, and lift our University to even greater heights.

On behalf of the University Management, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous, Purpose-Driven New Year 2026Merry Christmas!

Prof. Owunari A. Georgewill, KSC, FRSB, FWASOT, FECRMI, FFS, FIIA, FWASOP, FIARSA, FIHSC, FFA, DFCIHTMAVice-Chancellor. 25th December, 2026