{
  "id": 16401618,
  "title": "Giving Back to Alma Mater: The Wale Babalakin, Debo Olujimi Exemplars",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/giving-back-to-alma-mater-the-wale-babalakin-debo-olujimi-exemplars",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T00:25:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/25/giving-back-to-alma-mater-the-wale-babalakin-debo-olujimi-exemplars/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr. Bolanle Olawale Babalakin and Mr. Adebowale Olujimi, both alumni of Government College Ibadan, have joined forces to transform the school into one of the best in the country. Dr. Babalakin, a prominent Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, is the Chairman of the Bi-Courtney Group of Companies and President of the Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association (GCIOBA). He has initiated a N15 billion Educational Foundation to drive the transformation of the school, reaching out to fellow alumni for support. Mr. Olujimi, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Emadeb Energy and a Class of 1985 graduate, has contributed significantly to the school's science education, renovating and fully equipping the Chemistry and Physics laboratories. Their efforts, along with others, aim to restore the school's reputation and provide a top-tier learning environment for current and future students.",
  "summary": "Sufuyan OjeifoFourteen years separated them. One belongs to the Class of 1971, the other to the Class of 1985. Yet their individual journeys find anchorage in a common, strategic educational",
  "key_points": [
    "Debo Olujimi, GCIOBA alumnus, revamped Chemistry and Physics labs.",
    "Both alumni aim to restore school's reputation and enhance student learning environment."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}