Message from the Dean

Dear Alumni, Partners and Stakeholders,

As we step into 2026, I extend my warmest greetings and sincere appreciation for your continued commitment to Lagos Business School. Your partnership, belief, and engagement remain central to our journey as we work collectively to shape responsible leaders and advance Africa’s growth.

Reflecting on Progress and Purpose

Reflecting on my first year as Dean during the holiday season, 2025 was a year of resilience, validation, and meaningful progress for Lagos Business School. We recorded strong performance across most of our programmes, strengthened internal efficiencies, and celebrated key academic milestones, including the graduation of a new cohort from our Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) programme. These achievements affirm the relevance of our mission and the enduring value of the LBS brand.

Yet, beyond performance metrics, 2025 also reminded us that institutions are built by people. We mourned the loss of a valued colleague last December, and this moment reinforced a core truth that guides our work: leadership, education, and strategy ultimately exist to serve people and society.

Vision, Mission, and Impact

At the heart of everything we do remains a guiding question: To what extent are we fulfilling our vision and mission?

Our vision: Developing responsible leaders to inspire Africa’s growth

Our mission to create and transmit management and business knowledge grounded in strong values continues to shape our priorities and partnerships. While Lagos Business School is recognised among Africa’s leading business schools, we are keenly aware that global relevance, deeper internationalisation, stronger research impact, and sustainable fundraising remain critical growth areas.

For our alumni, partners, and stakeholders, this commitment translates into a renewed focus on measurable impact—not only in the number of programmes delivered or leaders trained, but in the quality of leadership, ethical practice, innovation, and societal value created across Africa and beyond.

Entering a New Strategic Chapter (2026–2030)

The year 2026 marks the launch of a new strategic plan that will guide Lagos Business School through 2030. This strategy builds on our legacy of Global Standards, Local Relevance, and Ethical Leadership, while responding deliberately to emerging realities—technological advancement, artificial intelligence, changing learner and consumer demographics, sustainability imperatives, and opportunities such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

In this context, the Alumni Day 2025 theme—“Global Trade Imperatives: Unlocking Nigeria’s Potential Through Partnerships”—served as a catalyst for positioning the AfCFTA as a strategic focus for Lagos Business School’s thought leadership. The emphasis on partnerships, private investment, and digital innovation framed AfCFTA not merely as a policy construct but as a practical platform for enterprise growth and regional integration.

Building on this momentum, LBS sees an opportunity to advance AfCFTA-focused thought leadership through research, executive education, policy-relevant dialogue, and alumni-led practitioner insights—aligning knowledge creation with real economic outcomes across Nigeria and Africa.

Our ambition remains clear: to strengthen Lagos Business School as a Citadel of Excellence—one that combines academic rigour with innovation, deepens its contribution to management practice, and expands its influence across Africa and the global business education ecosystem.

The Power of Partnership

Achieving these ambitions will not be possible without you. Alumni, partners, and stakeholders remain essential to our success—as mentors, collaborators, advocates, investors, and ambassadors of the LBS mission. Your engagement strengthens our programmes, extends our reach, and ensures that the impact of Lagos Business School transcends the classroom.

As we move forward, we invite deeper collaboration across research, executive education, entrepreneurship, social impact initiatives, endowments, scholarships (for MBA & MiM students), and global partnerships. Together, we can continue to build an institution that not only educates leaders but also shapes the future of responsible management in Africa.

Thank you for your trust, your partnership, and your shared commitment to excellence. I look forward to all that we will accomplish together in 2026 and beyond.

Professor Olayinka David-West
Dean, Lagos Business School
Pan-Atlantic University