The Platform Faculties, Lagos, has emerged winner of the NNPC-SNEPCo and Chess in Slums Africa, Lagos State Faculties Chess Championship.
Titled: ‘Powering progress by way of chess,’ the occasion was attended by college students and founder, Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, in addition to a former college students’ union chief, Adewole Adeyinka, amongst others.
The college, represented by Nyuma Ferdinand, Adekanye Adejuwon, Obe Amir, Taiwo Olamide, and Taiwo Ibrahim, was rewarded with a money prize of N500,000, whereas Sasa Neighborhood Junior and Secondary College, as first runner up received N300,000, whereas Abiolu College, Igando and Impetus Dominion Academy,as second runners-up, every acquired N100,000.
Director of Platform Faculties, Lagos, Dr Bola Obe, additionally shared keys to the constant tutorial and extra-curricular success of his college students.
He attributed thisfeat to the college’s basis of educational excellence, which is supported by a staff of skilled and devoted educators, who use revolutionary educating strategies to interact and encourage college students.
Obe famous that the chess membership, one of the vital standard extra-curricular actions on the college, supplied skilled teaching and coaching to nurture college students’ strategic considering.
She attributed the key of the college’s success to its holistic strategy to training.
Obe famous that the college’s achievements in teachers and extra-curricular actions had been a mirrored image of its dedication to offering a complete training.
“We consider each youngster has the potential to excel, and we’re dedicated to serving to our college students realise their full potentials,” he added.
