The commissioning of the new College of Medicine Gate, University of Lagos, Idi-araba was carried out at a short but colourful ceremony that was witnessed by the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Rahamon Rpllo thp Provost of the College of Medicine, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Akin Oshibogun and senior members of staff of the College. 

The commissioning was carried out by Chief Obafemi Olopade. Speaking at the occasion, Bello expressed his delight at the magnanimity of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the Zenith Bank for financing 

the project. 

"The entire environment of the college is being looked at, starting from the gate as we have taken the time to walk to the gate as well as through the entire environ- ment to look at the situation and condition of the premises." 

"We give kudos to the Zenith Bank because the environment of the gate used to be flooded and messy but with this new gate and the environment given a facelift, that problem is over." 

"We are also going to be looking at improving the walk ways and ensuring that we have shrubs along the major walk ways and paths as we can even see that some of them are already being refurbished. 

"Apart from that, we are going to concentrate more on academic infrastructure, looking at the provision of facility for teaching, learning and research." 

"We are going to refurbish all the academic facilities including the classrooms, the theatres, the laboratories among others and make them the standard expected of a first class university." 

"The contract is almost being awarded and within the next few months it will be awarded and things will begin to happen. We are providing new equipment and laboratory that would make this place to look like what it was in the past and what it should be in the modern era. Fortunately, we have enough resources to do that from the money coming in from the government. We are going to have everything unique in this university in line with those things that are available in other modern universities. 

In a nutshell, We are going to make our College of Medicine unique for the training of medical personnel and by the time we start commissioning within a few months, we will start to see changes and develop- ment we are talking about," 

Bello said. 

Ogunsola said the con- struction and commissioning of the gate was part of the 50th anniversary of the institution and expressed appreciation with the CSR of Zenith Bank. 

"We look forward to more productive collaboration in future," she said. 

The General Manager, Zenith Bank, Bukky Latunji said the management of the Bank through its CSR De- partment was pleased to 

provide a befitting gate to the College in line with the Bank's commitment at assisting its admirers with infrastructures while looking for more interesting dealings with the College in future.