Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. LBS was founded on inspirations from the teachings of St Josemaria Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. LBS offers academic programmes, executive programmes and short focused programmes in

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. The LBS main campus is located in Ajah, Lekki,

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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 GMAT 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: *

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* IESEG School of Management –

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* University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business –

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* Bocconi University * Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad *

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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

* Christopher Kolade 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 Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika (born Bilkisu Abiodun Motunrayo Omobolanle Adekola on December 24, 1962) is a Nigerian business woman, motivational speaker, and an author. She is the first female Chairperson of First Bank of Nigeria. She was appoint ...

* Seyi Makinde, 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 Os ...

* Ayodeji Balogun,

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entrepreneur,

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and CEO, AFEX * Peter Obi * Bola Akindele * Olorogun O'tega Emerhor * Femi Adesina * Adebayo Alonge * Ben Akabueze * Ibidunni Ighodalo *

Adebola Adesola Harriet-Ann Omobolanle (Bola) Adesola is the senior vice-chairman at Standard Chartered Bank Group where she was previously the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank for Nigeria and West Africa. Adesola has over 25 years of experience in the banking secto ...

* Ademola Adebise,

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of Wema Bank Plc

References

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