The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is expected to be the special Guest of Honour at the 116th anniversary of King’s College, Lagos.
The President of the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA), Dr Leke Oshunniyi, announced this on Monday during a press conference marking the commencement of the 2025 King’s Week celebration.
According to him, the programme will run from Monday, September 15, 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 is “The King’s College Legacy: Honouring the Past, Empowering the Future.”
Dr Oshunniyi said the highlight of the celebration is the yearly Founder’s Day Lecture and dinner, scheduled for Saturday, September 20, at the Metropolitan Club, Lagos, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Apart from Senator Tinubu, the keynote address will be delivered by Professor 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.
Also billed to speak are Dr Azeez Sanusi, who will discuss reimagining teaching and learning through artificial intelligence in Nigerian classrooms; Zeze Peters, on bridging educational inequality through AI-driven tools and access; and Professor Emmanuel Agu, who will explore policy, ethics, and capacity building in preparing Nigeria’s education sector for an AI-powered future.
Additionally, the 2025 Kings Week Planning Committee head, Mr Wole Eperokun, noted the benefits of AI in learning processes, stating that it is efficient but not 100 per cent precise.
He also outlined the contributions of the old boys to the infrastructural projects.
He said: “The old boys have graciously assisted the government, the principal and the staff of King’s College to help with the budget. We cannot over-emphasise that the economy is currently low and in need of the facilities that were stretched. So, the old boys are always ready and willing to assist whenever there are 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.”
