Aggrey Memorial Secondary School
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Aggrey Memorial Secondary School is a school in Arochukwu
, Nigeria
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Founded in 1931, Aggrey Memorial Secondary School is a co-educational secondary school which has gained a high reputation as one of Africa's premier academic institutions. The school was founded by the Nigerian educator, statesman, activist and politician Dr Alvan Azinna Ikoku (1900–1971).
Unlike many founders who would name institutions after themselves, Dr Ikoku named the institution after James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (October 18, 1875 – July 30, 1927) who was a missionary and teacher from Ghana. In his journey to Nigeria in 1921, Aggrey made a significant impression and underscored the importance of education for human development.
Arochukwu
Arochukwu, sometimes referred to as Arochuku, or Aro-Okigbo, is the third largest city in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
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Founded in 1931, Aggrey Memorial Secondary School is a co-educational secondary school which has gained a high reputation as one of Africa's premier academic institutions. The school was founded by the Nigerian educator, statesman, activist and politician Dr Alvan Azinna Ikoku (1900–1971).
Unlike many founders who would name institutions after themselves, Dr Ikoku named the institution after James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (October 18, 1875 – July 30, 1927) who was a missionary and teacher from Ghana. In his journey to Nigeria in 1921, Aggrey made a significant impression and underscored the importance of education for human development.