Pictures from the latest Youth Exchange trip to Finland
As is customary, the 2012 Spelling Bee finalists made a visit to Finland as part of the NEF Youth Exchange progamme. Below are highlights:
Category: Events
2012 Spelling Bee winner assumes office as one-day governor
The 2012 Spelling Bee winner, Ms. Lilian Ogbuefi, assumed office recently as the one-day governor of Lagos State. She was accompanied by runners-up in the competition. Among her duties were addressing a special session of the State Executive Council with His Excellency, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN in attendance and a courtesy visit to the Lagos … Continue Reading
New Era Foundation/Okoya Scholarship recipients receive cheques
2011/2012 recipients of the New Era Foundation/Okoya Scholarship Scheme were presented with cheques. On hand to do the presentation was representative of the Okoya Family, Mrs. Bimbo Okoya-Urey
Spelling Bee scholarship cheque presented
“Ophiophagous” spells it at 2012 Lagos State Spelling Bee Finale
During the first tenure of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Governor of Lagos State, his wife, Oluremi, now a Senator of the Federal Republic started the New Era Foundation (NEF) for the promotion of youth development and women empowerment. During its first year of existence, the foundation initiated the NEF Spelling Bee competition for public … Continue Reading