N30m scholarship presented to pupils by Ooni, Yomi Otubela Foundation

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Yomi Otubela Foundation have awarded scholarship worth N30m to six secondary school pupils.

The beneficiaries, who were selected from Lagos, Oyo, Ondo and Ondo states, will be sponsored to the university level.

Speaking during the presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries at his palace in Ile-Ife on Wednesday, the monarch urged more philanthropists to assist indigent pupils to receive quality education.

According to him, quality education as the bedrock of economic and political development of any nation.

He stressed that crime rates will reduce if more youths were presented with opportunities to access quality education.

He said, “Education is very important. What we are doing today is a very good thing which I encourage everybody to engage in. You don’t have to be a millionaire before you sponsor the education of an indigent pupil.

“Some of these youths who engage in social vices wanted to be educated but they probably did not have the opportunity to do so. I believe that the number of the youths involved in crime will reduce drastically if we can assist them.’’

In his address, the YOF founder, Chief Yomi Otubela, said the scholarship would expose the beneficiaries to quality education in an ideal setting, adding that this would equip them to be useful members of the society.

Otubela said, “We have been doing this in the last six years. We discovered that the Ooni is doing a great job in terms of human development and that is why we decided to partner him.

“For Kabiyesi and our foundation, we are giving N30m worth of scholarship. We are aware that the beneficiaries will be able to replicate this gesture in the future. The scholarship will cover tuition, feeding and everything they need.”

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NAPPS - LAGOS CHAPTER CELEBRATES CHILDREN’S DAY 2017 AT AGEGE STADIUM

The National Association of Proprietors of Private School (NAPPS) Lagos State Chapter  came together on May 26th 2017 at Agege Stadium  to celebrate this year Children’s day

 Chief 'Yomi Otubela - NAPPS National President

Meanwhile, The National President, Chief 'Yomi Otubela - FCMA in his speech stated that "any approach to preparing students for real life must be supported by adults and businesses in the child's community to make learning real and relevant. It is up to us to provide a direct way for students to build the skills, networks, confidence and relationships they will need for real world success. We do this by building    in-school programs that enable two-way bridges between students and the world of work. Clearly defined and well-managed school-business partnerships can deliver valuable lessons directly to students. This approach requires committed business partnerships, real-world skills curriculum and a willingness by schools to find space for teaching and learning that reaches beyond core curriculum"

He adds further that "education leaders must be realistic about which skills are teachable. If we deem for instance that such skills as leadership, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration are essential, we should launch a concerted effort to study how they can be taught effectively rather than blithely assume that mandating their teaching will result in students learning them.
This distinction between "skills that are novel" and "skills that must be taught more intentionally and effectively" ought to lead policymakers to different education reforms. If these skills were indeed new, then perhaps we would need a radical overhaul of how we think about content and curriculum by looking at the content to be taught, experiences through which they will achieve goals for children development and learning, what staff and parents do to help achieve these goals and the environment, infrastructure and materials needed to support the implementation of the curriculum"