November 1, 2009

A Christian University Taps the Potential of Those Who Can Afford to Pay

A Christian University Taps Potential of Those Who Can Afford to Pay 1

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.

By Megan Lindow

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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