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77: 202:, pledged to construct a Guard House for the school, while the Ogun State Government promised to refurbish three vehicles for the school's use and renovate its administrative block. Navy Captain Olukoya, the Governor of Ondo State, pledged to donate a staff car for the commandant and provide a bus for the students. All these promises were fulfilled. The second commandant of the school was Navy Captain Taiyese Raphael Obayemi. 232:
These houses are all named after famous navy officers of the country, each house has 4 divisions in them so that there are a total of 16 divisions in the whole school (divisions "ALPHA" to "PAPA"). The youngest students start at the first set of four divisions in the blue house (Aikhomu) and as they
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On November 20, 1990, the Nigerian Navy appointed Lieutenant Commander S.E.A. Olamilokun as the first commandant of the school. He assumed his duties and relocated to the school compound along with his key staff officers. On February 2, 1991, the newly elected Governor of the State, Governor
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was becoming too crowded to accommodate the increasing number of children of personnel seeking admission. The Nigerian Navy reached out to several states for assistance in finding a new site. The then Governor of
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Now the school has a student strength of 1,060, these pupils are called "navy boys". The students are divided into four houses:
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Schedules and activities differ according to days of the week for different year groups and divisions).
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07:30 - parade time which involves flying the flag, messages from the commandant and march past
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06:30 - students go to the dining hall (which students call "galley") for breakfast
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05:30 - time to muster for daily assignments (chores or early morning drills)
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In 1990, it became evident that the Nigerian Navy's only secondary school in
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17:00 - student's free time, training, activities, laundry or labor duties
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progress in their academic years, they also progress in division groups.
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Oladeinde Joseph, officially handed over the school to Admiral
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16:00 - afternoon prep (for homework and class assignments)
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Red House (Omatsola house, originally called Kennedy house)
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Several senior officers were present at the ceremony. The
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The alumni came together recently to form ex navy boys.
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