{"id":25204,"date":"2026-01-15T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/25204\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:43:11","slug":"200-students-complete-byu-pathway-worldwide-in-nigeria-church-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/25204\/","title":{"rendered":"200 students complete BYU\u2013Pathway Worldwide in Nigeria \u2013 Church News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BYU\u2013Pathway Global Education Center in Lagos, Nigeria, became a center of celebration and accomplishment on Dec. 11, 2025, as 200 students were recognized for completing BYU\u2013Pathway Worldwide programs, reported the Church\u2019s Africa Newsroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speakers at the completion ceremony emphasized the connection between faith and education.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour knowledge is not only temporal, it is also spiritual,\u201d said Elder Akingbade A. Ojo<\/a>, an Area Seventy and regional director for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion. Elder Ojo invited the students to use their education to represent the Savior in their daily lives.<\/p>\n

\"StudentsStudents who completed BYU\u2013Pathway Worldwide programs attend the completion ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2025. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <\/p>\n

Victor Ukorebi, senior international area manager for BYU\u2013Pathway Worldwide, explained that the purpose of a BYU-Pathway education is to prepare students to become disciples who can lead and serve anywhere. He invited students to use their education to SERVE, an acronym representing sacrifice, employment, repentance, valiance and empathy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese Christlike attributes will make you a giant among your peers,\u201d said Ukorebi.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.Dr. Victor Ukorebi, senior international area manager for BYU-Pathway Worldwide, speaks to BYU\u2013Pathway students at the completion ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2025. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <\/p>\n

BYU\u2013Pathway provides spiritually based, online affordable higher education to individuals all over the world, according to its website<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In 2025, BYU\u2013Pathway served 85,000 students in 180 countries. According to a media release from BYUtv, nearly 50% of all enrolled students live in Africa, with Nigeria having the highest enrollment numbers of any African country. With over 17,000 BYU\u2013Pathway students, Nigeria has the second highest enrollment rate worldwide, next to the United States\u2019 over 20,000 students.<\/p>\n

\"StudentsStudents who completed BYU\u2013Pathway Worldwide programs attend the completion ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2025. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <\/p>\n

During the completion ceremony in Lagos, Olugbenga Oyerinde \u2014 state commissioner for the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations \u2014 praised The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for its contributions to education and humanitarian service and encouraged students to make education a lifelong pursuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria needs competent people with integrity,\u201d Oyerinde said.<\/p>\n

\"ElderElder Adeyinka Ojediran \u2014 a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and first counselor in the Africa West Area presidency \u2014 arrives at the BYU\u2013Pathway Worldwide completion ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2025. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <\/p>\n

Umunna Amechi Frank is one student who is taking on the challenge of lifelong learning. Since completing his BYU\u2013Pathway program in December, he has begun pursuing a degree from BYU\u2013Idaho in business management. <\/p>\n

Frank said the knowledge he gained from BYU\u2013Pathway has enhanced his personal development and strengthened his shoemaking business. He described his experience as \u201ctruly great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ElderElder Adeyinka Ojediran \u2014 a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and first counselor in the Africa West Area presidency \u2014 speaks to students who have completed BYU\u2013Pathway Worldwide programs, Dec. 11, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The BYU\u2013Pathway Global Education Center in Lagos, Nigeria, became a center of celebration and accomplishment on Dec. 11,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[15545,122],"class_list":{"0":"post-25204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nigeria","8":"tag-living-faith","9":"tag-nigeria"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}