From left: Dr. Oladejo Azeez, Registrar, University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Mrs. Kat Ovia, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state Governor elect, Mr. Jim Ovia, Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc and awardee and Prof. Rasheed Abubakar, Executive Secretary, National University Commission, during the Grand Finale University of Lagos 50 Convocation Ceremony and Honorary Doctorate Degree Award, held at main Auditorium, . Photo: Bunmi Azeez.
In his acceptance remark, Jim Ovia, who lauded the gesture, urged the Federal Government to approve more private universities to meet the shortfall of admission in tertiary institutions. Also, Dr Olukoya called for financial motivation for our undergraduates, stressing that since he publicly promised a car for any first class student in his church, the numbers of first class graduates shot up.On his part, Alhaji Okunnu decried the state of education in the north saying “The State and the Federal Government must do more about secondary education.”Earlier, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, UNILAG Governing Council, Dr.
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