Ilishan-remo: Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, the Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, is set to deliver an inaugural lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun. Mr. Olawale Adekoya, the Informan and Media Officer of Caleb University, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, barely weeks after delivering a Hooding Lecture at Covenant University, Prof. Asikhia is set to present his Inaugural Lecture at Babcock University, where he was appointed Professor of Business Administration and Marketing years ago. The event, marking Babcock University’s 57th Inaugural Lecture, is themed ‘It Is Time to Use Functional Businesses to Kill Poverty in Africa’ and is scheduled for Thursday, December 4, 2025.
Adekoya stated that the upcoming lecture will reinforce Prof. Asikhia’s status as a prominent scholar and thought leader in entrepreneurship, management, and innovation. He emphasized that Asikhia’s forthcoming lecture represents a significant academic milestone, highlighting intellectual excellence, institutional leadership, and inter-university collaboration.
Adekoya further noted that Asikhia’s recognition by two leading private universities in Nigeria underscores his influence as a bridge between theory and practice, vision and transformation.