The Queens College Old Girls Association (QCOGA), Lagos, has launched a fundraising initiative to upgrade the school’s facilities, improve the education of the girl-child and contribute to national development.
Briefing newsmen Saturday in Abuja on the sidelines of a Fundraising Walkathon, the President of QCOGA, Ifueko Omoigui Okauru, said the launching of the N10bn endowment fund was initiated to celebrate the college’s 95th anniversary.
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She said, “Queens College has had the privilege, since its inception in 1927, of educating and producing women leaders for Nigeria.
“It has been 95 years of growth and striving for excellence and this anniversary provides an opportunity for the old girls, under the auspices of the Queens College Old Girls’ Association, to not only celebrate their alma mater but to also launch some laudable initiatives towards improving the school and contributing to the education of the girl-child and overall national development,” she said.
According to her, the QCOGA is committed to constructive engagement with all major stakeholders to influence policy and advance the cause of education, “which we consider to be the fundamental underpinning of our national development.”
Member, the Board of Trustees, QCOGA, Prof Christine Ofulue, who also doubles as the chairperson education committee of the association, said the school is proud to have produced many ‘firsts’ in the country.
Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, who is also a member of the association, said the college did a lot for them.
