17/02/2025
The BYU-Pathway Worldwide has opened a state-of-the-art Global Education Centre in the heart of Lagos, Nigeria to serve the growing number of students who wish to attain higher education certification online from BYU-Idaho and Ensign College.With affordability at the centre of this initiative, BYU-Parthway Worldwide allows over 74,000 students in over 180 countries to gain access to spiritually based, United States of America-accredited degrees that can be completed online and in as little as three years. In Nigeria, the total cost to attaining this high quality education via BYU-Pathway Worldwide comes at only NGN379,579.With sponsorship from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU-Pathway Worldwide is on a mission to develop disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their homes, congregations and communities. In addition to securing top-notch degrees, students get opportunities to do internships with global organisations remotely and upon graduation, secure full-time high-paying jobs with these organisations across all economic sectors.At the official unveiling of the Global Education Centre at Opebi, Ikeja in Lagos, Nigeria, Elder D. Todd Christofferson, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, noted that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spends over a US$1billion annually funding the education of the rising generation. He expressed his happiness for the establishment of the Global Education Centre in Lagos and assured that this won’t be the last in Nigeria and Africa.“We spend a great deal of money in furthering education and education opportunities of the rising generation. We spend over a US$1billion annually to create opportunities for them. But since it is prohibitively expensive to establish physical universities everywhere it is needed, how can we expand opportunities for higher education? This is what brought about the idea of online university closer to more and more people without the high cost of university fees and accommodation.We are thrilled to do this and expand opportunities for the younger generation. My experience in Africa convinces me that Africans are intelligent, hardworking and disciplined. All they need are opportunities and that is what we are hoping to provide through this Global Education Centre from BYU-Pathway Worldwide,” he said.