Industrialist Aliko Dangote, through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, has pledged ₦600 million towards the construction of a girls’ hostel at Lagos State University (LASU).
The university management disclosed the development on Friday, following the combined 29th and 30th Convocation Ceremonies for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.
Dangote also offered employment opportunities to first-class graduates in Engineering and Science disciplines.
Represented at the ceremony by his daughter, Hajia Fatima Aliko Dangote, the business mogul was honoured with an Honorary Doctor of Business Honoris Causa in Entrepreneurship, Industrial and Human Capital Development.
