Loyola Jesuit College

Loyola Jesuit College is a private, co-educational, boarding, 6-year secondary school in Abuja,[1] operated by the Society of Jesus of the Roman Catholic church. The school was opened on October 2, 1996, and is named after the Society's founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola. The school has consistently ranked at the top of Nigerian schools in the WAEC exams.[2]

Loyola Jesuit College
MottoService of God and Others
TypePrivate, Catholic 6-year secondary boarding educational institution
Established1996 (1996)
Religious affiliation
Catholic church (Jesuit)
PresidentPeter Chidolue
PrincipalChikere Ugwuanyi
Students600
Location
Loyola St., Gidan Mangoro
,
Nasarawa
,
Nigeria
CampusUrban, 28.5 hectares (70 acres)
ColorsBlue   and   White
NicknameLoyolan
MascotRoaring Lion
Websiteloyolajesuit

Campus and history

Loyola Jesuit College is located on a 28.5 hectares (70 acres) site in the village of Gidan Mangoro. Funds to construct the school were provided by the New York province of the Society of Jesus and the United States Agency for International Development, Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.[3] The ceremonial laying of foundation stone took place on April 1, 1995 and was presided over by the Honorable Walter Carrington, the then US Ambassador to Nigeria. He described the site as a "field of dreams".[4] The school opened with 101 students on October 2, 1996.[3]

Sosoliso plane crash

On December 10, 2005, Loyola Jesuit College lost 60 students in the crash of Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145, which killed 107 people. One of the two survivors was Kechi Okwuchi, a Loyola student.[5][6] A new multi-purpose auditorium, Memorial Hall, memorializes the students who died in the crash.[3]

Administration

Notable alumni

Notes
  1. Home page. Loyola Jesuit College. Retrieved on 10 May 2016. "Gidan Mangoro, Karu-Karshi Road, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NIGERIA."
  2. "Top 10 Schools with Best WAEC". Peak News.
  3. John W. Donohue (November 20, 2006). "Of Many Things". America Magazine.
  4. Peter Schineller (May 8, 2006). "From Grief to Hope". America Magazine.
  5. "Crash Survivor in S/African Hospital, Mother Speaks," This Day
  6. "Enter the Den 2007-2008 ," Loyola Jesuit College
  7. Fordham University https://www.fordham.edu/info/24165/mcginley_chair/6602/fr_patrick_ryan/1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. America, the Jesuit Review. "Of Many Things". America Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. Nsehe, Mfonobong. "30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

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