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Jesuit Memorial College (abbreviated as JMC), is a
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secondary school, located in Mbodo-Aluu , Port Harcourt,
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. The co-educational school was founded in October 2013 by the North-West Africa Province of the
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as a monument to the sixty students of Loyola Jesuit College (LJC) Abuja who died in the crash of
Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 (SO1145/OSL1145) was a scheduled Nigerian domestic passenger flight from Nigeria's capital of Abuja (ABV) to Port Harcourt ( PHC). At about 14:08 local time (13:08 UTC) on 10 December 2005, Flight 1145 from Abu ...
in 2005. The current student population is around 600. The college has been a featured school for its efforts to respond to environmental issues.


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Catholic Church in Nigeria The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). The present president of the CBCN is Most Rev. Luciu ...
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Education in Nigeria Education in Nigeria is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education. The local authorities take responsibility for implementing state-controlled policy regarding public education and state schools. The education system is divided into Kinder ...
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List of Jesuit schools The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) in the Catholic Church have founded and managed a number of educational institutions, including the notable secondary schools, colleges and university, universities listed here. Some of these universities are in the ...


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