KCOBA rallies alumni to sustain school legacy
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has been scheduled to be the Special Guest of Honour at the 116th anniversary of King’s College, Lagos. President of the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA), Dr Leke Oshunniyi, disclosed this yesterday during a media briefing on the commencement of the 2025 King’s Week celebration.
According to him, the programme will run from Monday, September 15, 2025, to Sunday, September 21, 2025, bringing together old boys, students, educators, policymakers and friends of the college to celebrate its enduring legacy.
The theme of this year’s celebration, he said, is “The King’s College Legacy: Honouring the Past, Empowering the Future.” Oshunniyi said that the highlight of the celebration is the yearly Founder’s Day lecture and dinner, scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Metropolitan Club, Lagos, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
He explained that this year’s anniversary would place strong emphasis on the future of education, with a particular focus on emerging trends, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), noting that while the celebrations honour King’s College Lagos’ long-standing traditions, they stressed the need to embrace innovation to ensure the institution remains relevant in a rapidly changing world.
Meanwhile, the keynote address will be delivered by Prof. Hakeem Belo-Osagie of Harvard Business School. Other speakers expected at the event include Ani Charles Bassey-Eyo, who will speak on the historical significance of King’s College in shaping Nigeria’s leadership; Adeniyi Odejobi on the role of alumni in sustaining excellence; Sir Gbolahan Olayomi on education reform and innovation for future readiness and Dr Olusoji Akinyele on the King’s College vision for the next century, among others.
However, Chairman of the 2025 Kings Week Planning Committee, Wole Eperokun, who noted the benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in learning processes as efficient but not 100 per cent precise, outlined the contributions of the old boys to infrastructural projects.
Eperokun described the institution as one that has shaped leaders in politics, law, architecture, medicine, business, the arts and public service.
He said, “The old boys have graciously assisted the government, the principal and the staff of Kings College to help with the budget. We cannot over-emphasise that the economy is currently low and in needs of the facilities that were stretched. So, the old boys are always ready and willing to assist in infrastructural projects.
“So, we always tend to work on the budget with them. And we want to take this opportunity to publicly thank the old boys for all that they’ve done.”
