{"id":8429,"date":"2021-08-09T11:22:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T10:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=8429"},"modified":"2021-08-09T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T10:23:13","slug":"osinbajo-lauds-seventh-day-adventist-church-babcock-universit-on-quality-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/osinbajo-lauds-seventh-day-adventist-church-babcock-universit-on-quality-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Osinbajo lauds Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Babcock Universit on quality education"},"content":{"rendered":"
Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has commended the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Babcock University for supporting the drive for quality education in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Prof Osinbajo, who gave the commendation in a special address at the University\u2019s 33rd inaugural lecture, on Sunday night at Ilishan \u2013 Remo, Ogun State, noted the role the church has played in facilitating quality education in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Babcock\u2019s Director of Marketing and Communication, Dr. Joshua Suleiman, disclosed this in a press release he signed and issued to the media on Monday.<\/p>\n
According to him, Osibanjo who was a special guest and former classmate of the lecturer, Prof. Oluseyi Oduyoye, anchored his commendation on the church\u2019s supportive role in building a rich workforce in Nigeria through its investments in Babcock University.<\/p>\n
The statement read: \u201cLet me commend the Seventh-Day Adventist Church for investments it has made in developing quality education in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the direction many religious organizations must follow. The real work of ministry is to reach out especially to those who are unable to afford quality education.\u201d<\/p>\n
He hinted that, Osinbajo called on state governments to support the Federal Government\u2019s development efforts for the survival of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0Osinbajo: With focus, sense of urgency, we can overcome tough socio-economic conditions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He also spoke of the Federal Government\u2019s efforts to boost economic growth through providing SMEs with seed investments, grants and incentives for expanding clusters of trade in Benue and Anambra states.<\/p>\n Osinbajo said that support from state governments would ensure these efforts went a long way. \u201cThe economic future of our country is dependent on small businesses.<\/p>\n \u201cSMEs employ the largest population of the workforce and the state government support is very critical. Those businesses bring hope, jobs and support for many families,\u201d Osinbajo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has commended the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Babcock University for supporting the drive for quality education in Nigeria. Prof Osinbajo, who gave the commendation in a special address at the University\u2019s […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3,2],"tags":[],"coauthors":[25],"class_list":{"0":"post-8429","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-education","8":"category-latest-news","9":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n
\nHe revealed that the Africa, adding that, Development Bank has offered to support the Federal Government\u2019s SME growth with $500 million dollars to complement its current effort.<\/p>\n