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Eghosa Anglican Grammar School
Eghosa Anglican Grammar School is a secondary school located along New Lagos road in the ancient city of Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. History Eghosa Anglican Grammar School was first established in 1954 as Adolor College by Osaze Igbinokpogie on a piece of land given to him by Mr. Enaruwa, with help from Akenzua II, Oba Akenzua II, the reigning Oba (ruler), Oba of the Benin Kingdom at the time. Shortly after the establishment of the school, funding became a scare, and to avoid closing down the school, Igbinokpogie had to transfer the ownership of the school to the Anglican Mission and the name of the school became Eghosa Anglican Grammar School. Eghosa Anglican Grammar School enrolled students in the West African School Certificate (WASC) examination for the first time in 1963. Due to its encouraging performance in the 1963 WASC examination, the school witnessed a strong and gradual growth in its students population to the extent that it was expanded from 1 arm per class to 3 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
