77-year-old retiree graduates at Unilag’s 50th convocation (photos)

- A 77-year-old Nigerian woman has become one of the latest Unilag graduates at the school’s 50th convocation

- The septuagenarian studied Guidance and Counselling at the university

- The grandmother revealed that she went back to school after retirement to avoid boredom

Education is a very important factor in the lives of people today but it seems some level of education is reserved for young ones. However, some elderly people have shown that they are not too old to learn.

The University of Lagos held its 50th convocation ceremony on April 2, 2019, and a 77-year-old retiree was among the graduating students.

The woman identified as Bridget Obiageli Okonji was among the 12,843 students to graduate at the ceremony.

PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android and read the best news about Nigeria

Not too old to learn - 77-year-old woman graduates from Unilag

Bridget Obiageli Okonji Photo: Vanguard
Source: UGC

Bridget bagged a Bachelor of Education degree in Guidance and Counselling. In an interview with Vanguard, the elderly woman revealed that she decided to go back to school to help the society and also to avoid boredom as a retiree.

She said: “I am a retired officer and when you retire you do not have to stay at home dying.”

“It is better you go out and seek for education than staying at home at your old age doing nothing for yourself and the society.”

Speaking further, Bridget explained that education has no limit and it is from birth to death.

Bridget Obiageli Okonji Photo: The Nation
Source: UGC

“Why I came for more education is to help the society and encourage others that feel they can not have education due to age. This is because education has not limit. It is from cradle to death.”

This is very commendable and would serve as an inspiration to old folks.

Meanwhile Legit.ng previously reported that a young lady took to social media to accuser Madonna University of getting her brother arrested over his Facebook post.

The controversial post described Madonna as a school where good lecturers are scarce and that the institution should be nice to the available ones before they resign.

HELLO! NAIJ.com (naija.ng) upgrades to Legit.ng We keep evolving to serve our readers better.

HEART OF GOLD: Williams gets sponsor for varsity education | Legit TV

Source: Legit.ng

from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 https://ift.tt/2WHc8rl
via EDUPEDIA24/7

Comments

Nigerian Academy Of Science Inducts First Female President

The Nigerian Academy of Science has inducted a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology, Ekanem Ikpi Braide, as its 19th President on Thursday. In a statement issued by Oladoyin Odubanjo, the Executive Secretary of the Academy, Braide is the Academy’s first female President in 44 years of existence. It read, “Braide was a member of the national committee that achieved the laudable feat of guinea worm eradication in Nigeria. “She has a rich professional experience as a researcher and an administrator. In July 2010, Professor Braide was honoured by the President of Nigeria with the award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) for her contribution to disease control in Nigeria. “She was nominated by the Honourable Minister of Health to serve in the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Health Sector Response (MEACoC-HSR). “Professor Braide served as Vice-Chancellor, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, Nigeria (2004 to 2009) and as P

NLNG Signs Letter Of Intent On Delayed Gas Expansion Project

The Nigerian Natural Liquefied Gas LTD has signed a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction of its long held up Train Seven project. In a statement released by the company on Wednesday, it said that the $10bn project will be executed by a consortium of Italian firm Saipem, Japan’s Chiyoda and South Korea’s Daewoo. The statement reads, “The project will form part of the investment of over $10bn including the upstream scope of the LNG value chain, thereby boosting the much needed Foreign Direct Investment profile of Nigeria.” Managing Director of NLNG, Tony Atta, said in 2018 that the Final Investment Decision would be made in the fourth quarter of that year. This did not however, materialize. According to the release, the project will have a four to five-year execution time after the signing of the FID. The project is expected to add an extra 8 million tons per annum of gas to the 22 mtpa currently exported by the company. Oil News AddThis :

Former Maritime Agency Boss, Buba Galadima, Accuses AMCON Of Witch-hunt After Property Takeover

A former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Agency, Buba Galadima, has accused the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria of witch-hunt after the agency took possession of his business and assets on Tuesday in Abuja. Galadima, an ardent critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed that he did not borrow money or have unpaid debt with Unity Bank, which lodged a complaint against him and occasioned AMCON’s move on Tuesday. The properties taken over include House No. 15, Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and House No. 4, Bangui Street, Wuse 2, also in Abuja. Reacting to the situation, Galadima said, “This is an attempt to disgrace and break me down. This is injustice and an attempt to humiliate me. "But I am unbreakable and they can never silence me. They sacked me and over 50 people that sleep in the apartment. "We don’t know where to go. We will remain on the streets. We will remain on the streets until God provi

EDUPEDIA247

Search This Blog