MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION REMAINS ESSENTIAL FOR SECURING NIGERIA’S FUTURE, AS THE NATION’S YOUTH ARE ITS GREATEST ASSET.- PETER OBI (PHOTO).

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 meaningful investment in education remains essential for securing Nigeria’s future, as the nation’s youth are its greatest asset.- Peter Obi  Peter Obi joined the celebration of 140 years of Catholicism in Eastern Nigeria, participating in a school tour led by Archbishop Valerian Okeke alongside the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, and the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Peter Ryan. The delegation visited Christ the King College (CKC), Queen of the Rosary College (QRC), St. Charles College, and inspected ongoing development at Shanahan University, all in Onitsha. Archbishop Crotty addressed and blessed the students at each stop, while Archbishop Okeke reflected on the history of mission schools—highlighting their decline after government takeover and their revival after being returned to the Church in Anambra State.  Obi noted that within a year of this restoration, Anambra moved from last place to first in national education rankings, with students achievin...

AMBODE,CANADIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL,PAYETTE TO OPEN NEW BIOSECURITY LAB IN LAGOS+FACILITY TO MITIGATE AGAINST POST-EBOLA THREATS.#PRESS RELEASE.

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       Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will on Tuesday join the Governor General of Canada, Rt Hon Julie Payette to inaugurate a new biosecurity laboratory in Lagos.
In a statement on Sunday, the Lagos State Government said the inauguration of the State Biobank, located at the Mainland Hospital in Yaba, where the isolation unit used by the State Government to contain the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was located.
According to the statement, the Laboratory, funded by Canada in partnership with the State Government, would serve as a single repository for all high-concentration pathogens in the State, adding that it would also help the State mitigate post-EVD threats and build capacity for prevention, detection and response to future outbreaks in Nigeria and West Africa.
It said the State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris would also be part of the delegation to accompany Governor Ambode to receive Hon. Payette at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport and thereafter proceed to unveil the new facility.
According to the statement, after the inauguration of the Biosecurity Laboratory, the Canadian Governor General would also visit students participating in the CodeLagos computer literacy program.
“Her Excellency will visit Akande Dahunsi Memorial Senior High School to interact with students taking part in the CodeLagos program and talk to them about her background in informatics. During this time, members of the Canadian delegation will give presentations on their own experiences and careers in other classrooms,” the statement said.
The CodeLagos program, currently running in public and private schools in the State, is an initiative of the Lagos State Ministry of Education aimed at educating over one million residents for the future of work – by teaching how to write code and creatively solve problems.
The statement added that the August visitor would have a lunch discussion with members of the Lagos business community, where she would deliver brief opening remarks which would bring the business community together.
It said she would round off her visit with a reception for Arts and Culture Friends of Canada.
The statement further said that the reception would see her meet with individuals who have made and continued to make exceptional efforts in promoting and enhancing the Canada-Nigeria relationship, adding that it would provide an opportunity to celebrate the vitality of the arts and culture scene in Lagos.
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