Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of

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, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in

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. LBS was founded on inspirations from the teachings of St Josemaria Escrivá, the founder of

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. LBS offers academic programmes, executive programmes and short focused programmes in

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. The LBS main campus is located in Ajah,

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. The school was established in 1991, LBS has collaborated with other business schools in

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and around the world on programmes to develop responsible business leaders for

and the world. LBS is a member of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), the Global Business School Network (GBSN), the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and AACSB International – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Chris Ogbechie is the dean of LBS. He sets the strategic direction for the School and oversees academic and administrative matters.

Rankings

On 1 December 2016, LBS received accreditation from AACSB ( Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), becoming the first institution in

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to be thus accredited. Lagos Business School (LBS) also proved its standards in management education as the International Accreditation Advisory Board of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) accredited the MBA programmes offered by the school on 8 December 2016. LBS became the first tertiary institution in

to receive the ISO 9001:2015 certificate, an international standard measurement for Quality Management Systems. LBS has been ranked every year since 2007 by the ''

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'' among the top 70 business schools in the world in the area of open enrollment executive education (2007–2020) and custom executive education (2015-2020).

Gallery

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Affiliations

LBS is in relationship with top business enterprises in

and top multinationals in

. In January 2017, LBS joined 220 other leading business schools across the globe to become an affiliate of the

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(GMAC), a non-profit organisation of leading graduate business schools in the world, and owner and administrator of the

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exam. By virtue of its AACSB accreditation, LBS became a member of the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance in September 2017.

Business school partners

LBS is in partnership with international business schools, with which it carries out periodic exchange programmes. They include: *

IESE Business School IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. Founded in 1958 in Barcelona where its main campus is located,López, T. & Pampliega, J“La fundación del IESE (1956–1958)” Universidad de Navarra, Bibliotec ...

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* IESEG School of Management –

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* IPADE Business School –

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* Strathmore Business School –

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* MDE Business School

Programmes

Academic programmes

* Full-time MBA ( MBA) * Executive MBA (EMBA) * Modular Executive MBA (MEMBA) * Modular MBA (MMBA)

Executive education

Lagos Business School offers a range of programmes designed for professionals. These classes are taught by full-time faculty. The open enrollment programmes are: * Chief Executive Programme * Advanced Management Programme * Senior Management Programme * Owner Manager Programme * Agribusiness Management Programme * Management Acceleration Programme * Open Seminars * Custom Programmes

Centres

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Centre for Research in Leadership and Ethics * Centre for Infrastructure Policy Regulation and Advancement

Notable alumni

Omobola Johnson Omobola Olubusola Johnson (born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian technocrat and the Honorary Chairperson of the global Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). She is also a former and first Minister of Communication Technology in the cabinet of P ...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1968) is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial p ...

* Ibukun Awosika *

Seyi Makinde Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian businessman, politician and philanthropist who has served as Governor of Oyo State since 29 May 2019. He is an engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and gas metering. He is th ...

, Nigerian businessman, politician and Governor of

Oyo State Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun ...

Ayodeji Balogun Ayodeji Balogun (born Ayodeji Olaleye Balogun in 1983) is a Nigerian Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, commodity trader and CEO, AFEX, Nigeria first private sector commodities exchange, and tech-enabled Agriculture Company. He is a Member, Board o ...

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and CEO, AFEX *

Peter Obi Peter Gregory Obi (born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as governor of Anambra from March to November 2006, February to May 2007, and from June 2007 to March 2014. In May 2022, he became the Labour Party can ...

* Bola Akindele * Olorogun O'tega Emerhor *

Femi Adesina Femi Adesina OON is a Nigerian journalist who served as the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Education Adesina attended Obafemi Awolowo University Osun, State and t ...

Adebayo Alonge Adebayo Alonge is a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor, deep tech entrepreneur, and market development professional. He is the winner of the 2019 Hello Tomorrow Global Deeptech Challenge, known as the BNP Paribas Group Deep Tech Award, for creating ...

* Ben Akabueze *

Ibidunni Ighodalo Ibidunni Ighodalo (July 1980 – 14 June 2020) was a beauty queen, an event management expert, a philanthropist, and a co-pastor of Trinity House Church, in Lagos, Nigeria. She is the founder of Elizabeth R, a public relations and event company; a ...

* Adebola Adesola * Ademola Adebise,

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Chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of Wema Bank Plc

References

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