admin A Jewish physician, philosopher and one of the greatest thinkers of the Middle Ages, Moses Maimonides once said, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and you feed him for life.” In other words, the key to liberation from the shackles of ignorance, poverty, and mental slavery lies in the acquisition of education.
This inspiring phrase has been the guiding principle of the proprietor of ARIKOSERERE International Schools, Sheikh Ahmed Arikoserere,
Sheikh Ahmed Aminulahi Arikoserere.
whose unrepentant love for education has shot him into limelight in the past 15 years in a densely populated suburb of Igando Egan, Alimosho local government area of Lagos State.
In an exclusive interview with Crude Reports magazine at his number 4, Arowojobe St., College Bus Stop, Lasu Road, Igando, Lagos, Sheikh Ahmed Arikoserere disclosed that he ventured into establishing schools because of his strong love for education right from his childhood days. “I love education so much and my desire has always been for every child, boy or girl, to be educated because education is the master key to success in everything.”
Everything that becomes big often starts small. The journey into the
educational terrain started with the establishment of ARIKOSERERE primary school in 2009 with 25 pupils and 5 teaching staff.
By 2015, so much progress had been made, and the school was presenting students for the school leaving certificate and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The much expected breakthrough came for the school in 2019 when it was granted approval by the Lagos State Ministry of Education at Alausa, Ikeja, to upgrade to a college and approval to register students for WAEC examination.
The beautiful architectural design and solid structure of ARIKOSERERE College, located at No. 4 & 6, Tope Oluwa Seun Street, off Chairman
Street, Celestial Road, Igando, Egan under Alimosho local government area, is a testimony to the inner workings of the proprietor, Sheikh Ahmed Arikoserere, to showcase excellence.
Built on a two-plot land, the U-shaped building consists of 8 classrooms for over 200 students spread into JSS1-3 and SS1-3 classes, a staff office, an administrative office, a principal’s office, a library, a medical healing bay, and table tennis to cater for sporting needs.
The college also has well-equipped laboratories for physics, biology, chemistry, home economics, basic tech, and an art studio, as well as boarding hostels for willing students.
Asked to comment on the future of the ARIKOSERERE schools, Sheikh Ahmed said, “I want the college to be the best and set good examples for all schools in Nigeria. At a bigger level, I plan to establish a well structured, funded and well equipped University that will become a role model for academic excellence and good examples that will be irresistible to be followed.” 
Arikoserere International Group of Schools has the vision to provide qualitative education that will make students excel in all facets of life.
The mission statement aligns with the vision, as it seeks to “provide quality education for children under the supervision of qualified, dedicated, and God-fearing professionals, excellent teaching facilities, and a conducive learning environment with a commitment to the pursuit of international standards of academic excellence.”
Report by Tunde Olaore
