{"id":3691,"date":"2026-08-28T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=3691"},"modified":"2026-08-28T21:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:31:31","slug":"british-oasis-academy-appoints-new-principal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=3691","title":{"rendered":"British Oasis Academy appoints new principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>William Stephen Pope, a South African national of Dutch, Irish and Scottish ancestry, is appointed as the new Principal of British Oasis Academy, Abuja<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prosper Okoye<\/p>\n<p>British Oasis Academy, Abuja, FCT, a British-style co-educational secondary school, has appointed William Stephen Pope as its new principal.<\/p>\n<p>Pope, a South African national of Dutch, Irish and Scottish ancestry, brings over 45 years of experience in education across South Africa and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" 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