May 27, 2016: Happy Children’s Day

Welcome Back to School

As you back to school today, we wish you a great and fulfilling academic term and urge you to always remember, in the words of MalcomX, that “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”

African Proverbs on Learning: A Swahili Proverb

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Parable of the Pencil

 The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box.

 “There are 5 things you need to know,” he told the pencil, “Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be.”

Motivational Story: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa. He was  imprisoned for 27 years for fighting against racism. Born in a small village and grew up in a conservative family with no literacy. He was the first member …

Motivational Quotes for Kids

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was born on November 16, 1904, at Zungeru, Northern Nigeria.

His father Obed Edom Chukwuemeka Azikiwe served as a clerk under Lord Lugard. His father retired on pension from the Civil Service and died on March 3, 1958.

Dr Azikiwe’s mother, Rachael Chinwe Azikiwe, was a great grand-daughter of Obi Ugogwu, king of Onitsha. She died on January, 1958.

Nnamdi Azikiwe attended CMS Central School, Onitsha Methodist Boys High School, Lagos and Hope Waddell Institution, Calabar before proceeding abroad.

CHIEF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO G.C.F.R., S.A.N March 6, 1909 – May 9, 1987

Jeremiah Oyeniyi Obafemi Awolowo was born on March 6, 1909, to Chief David Sopolu Awolowo and his wife Mary Efunyela Awolowo in Ikenne, Remo, in what is now Ogun State of Nigeria..He had his primary school education at St. Saviour’s School, Ikenne, and at Imo Wesleyan School, Abeokuta.His education at this early stage was interrupted for several years by the sudden death of his father in April 1920, an event that left him without financial support. Despite all odds, he did not drop out of school. Rather, he struggled hard to achieve his focus. At times he fetched firewood for sale, and do similar jobs, to support his schooling.