November 1, 2009
A Christian University Taps the Potential of Those Who Can Afford to Pay
PIUS UTOMI EKPEI for The Chronicle
Covenant U. students learn hands-on trades like sewing and fashion design at the university's center for entrepreneurial development.
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PIUS UTOMI EKPEI for The Chronicle
Covenant U. students learn hands-on trades like sewing and fashion design at the university's center for entrepreneurial development.
Otta, Nigeria
Across the road from a dusty, chaotic marketplace in a town just outside of Lagos, a huge billboard at an entrance gate announces "Welcome to Canaanland." Beyond the gate, and past the massive structure of the Living Faith Church, lies Covenant University, a pristine and expansive campus of rolling green lawns and gleaming new buildings.
Here, the squalor and noise that dominate most urban scenes in Nigeria feel very far away.
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