Loyola Jesuit College

Loyola Jesuit College is a private Catholic secondary boarding school, located in Gidan Mangoro, Abuja, Nigeria.[1] The school was founded by the Society of Jesus 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
Address
Loyola Street

Gidan Mangoro
,
Nasarawa

Nigeria
Coordinates4°55′37.9″N 6°58′0.76″E
Information
TypePrivate secondary boarding school
MottoService of God and others
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationJesuit
Patron saint(s)Ignatius of Loyola
Established2 October 1996 (1996-10-02)
PresidentPeter Chidolue
PrincipalChikere Ugwuanyi
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment600
Campus size28.5 hectares (70 acres)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Blue and white   
MascotRoaring Lion
AlumniLoyolans
Websitewww.loyolajesuit.org

Campus and history

Loyola Jesuit College is located on a 28.5-hectare (70-acre) 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

Presidents
OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endNotes
1Patrick Ryan19992005[7]
2Peter Schineller20052007
3John-Okoria Ibhakewanlan20072010
4Ugo NwekeAugust 2010December 2010
5Ehi Omoragbon20112013
6Emmanuel Ugwejeh20132018
7Peter Chidolue2018incumbent

Principals
OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endNotes
1Jim Kuntz19961999[8]
2O.T. Jonah19992003
3Marc Roselli20032006
4John-Okorie Ibhakewanlan20062010
5Ugo Nweke20102012
6Joe-Stanis Okoye20132019
7Chikere Ugwuanyi2019incumbent

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. Home page. Loyola Jesuit College. Retrieved on 10 May 2016. "Gidan Mangoro, Karu-Karshi Road, Nasarawa, 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. "McGinley Chair: Fr. Patrick Ryan". Fordham University.
  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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