St. Gregory's College, Lagos, is a catholic missionary school for boys, with boarding facilities, located 1.0 km from

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in the vicinity of

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Obalende Obálendé, an adulteration of the Yoruba saying ''Ibi ti Oba le wa de'', meaning "Where the king chased us to", is a neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, located in Eti-Osa LGA, close to Lagos Island. Eti-Osa was split by the Lagos State Government i ...

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, Nigeria.

History

The college, originally a

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campus before the creation of its sister school

Holy Child College Obalende Holy Child College is a Catholic secondary school for girls in Lagos, Nigeria. It was set up on 9 April 1945 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) and run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos. It is located in South-West Ikoyi on t ...

, is based in South-West Ikoyi. It was established through the

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in 1928 and named after Pope St. Gregory the Great (540–604). Entrepreneur

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and his construction outfit ''Ace Jomona'' took part in the building of the school. In the late 1990s, during the encouragement of internet use by innovators and governing bodies, a class of 1997 alum and

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technologist A. Olufeko, built the college's first and most recognisable online presence using

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and CGI programming in the year 1998, based on the need to assist alumni connect with each other globally. Subsequently, as the city of

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embraced the digital economy, alumni from different graduating sets, and the school's administration eventually established an official website in 2018.

Athletics

Saint Gregory's most notable sports teams have been its

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and

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squads.

Principals and administrators

Notable alumni

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, Writer, journalist and critic. * J. M. Johnson †, Nigerian Politician. *

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. * Cardinal

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, Archbishop of Lagos. *

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. * Chief Ayo Gabriel Irikefe†, former

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'' - Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, Nigerian Hip hop artist. * Moses Majekodunmi†, Nigerian Senator. * Tomi Davies, Entrepreneur and philanthropist. * Gbenga Shobo, Financial institution executive * Rafiu Oluwa, Nigerian sprinter. * David Dale, Renowned artist * Segun Gele, Fashion designer, head-tie stylist * Bode Rhodes-Vivour, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. * Shola Akinlade, Software engineer and CEO of Paystack

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