In a rare gesture of support for education, former Lagos State Permanent Secretary, Tunde Fanimokun, has donated N18 billion to Lagos State University (LASU) to fund various projects and strengthen the institution’s capacity for excellence.  

The donation was announced during LASU’s 2025 Distinguished Personality
Lecture titled,

“The Practicability of Incorruptibility under Democratic Dispensation, Given a Good Leader: A Case Study of Jakande, the Legend.”  The event honoured the legacy of the institution’s founding father and first civilian governor of the state, the late Lateef Kayode Jakande.  
   
Speaking as the guest lecturer, Fanimokun, a philanthropist and development economist, emphasised the need for incorruptible leadership, and a collective effort to tackle corruption in Nigeria.  
   
According to him, the donation was to improve education in honour of the founding fathers. 
 
“Jakande was a non-corruptible leader with zero tolerance for corruption. His legacy as a visionary and disciplined leader remains a model for all politicians today,’ he said.
   
The retired permanent secretary expressed deep concern over the country’s current state of affairs, describing it as alarming.  

 “Nigeria is sinking,” he warned.   Fanimokun added: “We must evict corruption now. Incorruptibility is possible under a democratic dispensation, but Nigerians are not taking corruption crimes seriously, and that is why people take it for granted.”
   
In her address, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, highlighted the significance of the Distinguished Personality Lecture in fostering intellectual growth and inspiring excellence within the university community.  
   
Reflecting on Jakande’s legacy, she described his tenure as Lagos State governor from 1979 to 1983 as a golden era, characterised by significant infrastructure development and educational reforms.  

IN a related development, the management of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has charged students to shun acts that could hinder the progress of their academic pursuits.
  
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Smaranda Olarinde, who advised as the institution matriculated 2,955 for its 2024/2025 academic session, explained that ABUAD admitted 2,507 undergraduate students, 34 students into the Open and Distance Learning Programme (ODLP), and 414 others into various part-time programmes.She emphasised that the unbroken tradition of the 16th ceremony reflects the institution’s mission to redefine education in Nigeria, and globally.

The administrator also highlighted the university’s commitment to providing quality and functional education, fostering innovation, and instilling core values to empower its students to become leaders of positive change.
   
Her words:  “At ABUAD, we are steadfast in our commitment to excellence across all spheres, with a particular focus on academic, moral, innovation, vocational training and research.”