Dangote offers jobs to LASU first-class graduates, pledges ₦600m girls’ hostel

Industrialist Aliko Dangote, through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, has committed ₦600 million towards the construction of a girls' hostel at Lagos State University (LASU). Additionally, the Dangote Group will offer employment opportunities to first-class graduates in Engineering and Sciences.

These significant pledges were disclosed by the university management following the combined 29th and 30th Convocation Ceremonies for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions. Dangote, who was represented by his daughter, Hajia Fatima Aliko Dangote, was also honored with an Honorary Doctor of Business Honoris Causa in Entrepreneurship, Industrial and Human Capital Development.

The foundation's contribution aims to support accommodation for female students, while the employment offers will give preferential consideration to top graduates after their National Youth Service Corps program. This initiative underscores the university's commitment to student welfare, academic excellence, and enhancing graduate prospects.

The Dangote Group is a substantial employer, with over 52,000 staff across Nigeria and 11 other African nations. The group also operates the Dangote Academy for practical graduate training and the Aliko Dangote Foundation, which runs an education scholarship program with plans to invest $70 million annually for ten years in various educational sectors. The announcement coincided with LASU celebrating 20,604 graduates, including 494 first-class honorees.

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First-class graduates in Engineering and Sciences from the graduating class would receive preferential consideration for employment with the Dangote Group after completing their National Youth Service Corps programme.