Honours for his contribution to education in Nigeria include an honorary Doctorate in Law ( 1965 ) at a special convocation of the University of Ibadan, the establishment of the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, a major road, Alvan Ikoku Way, in Maitama, Abuja ( Capital of Nigeria ) and his commemoration on a bill of Nigerian currency, the Ten Naira note.
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Having noticed that in Nigeria most travel businesses concentrate on Lagos without taking cognizance of the huge travel potentials in other northern states, especially Abuja, being the capital of Nigeria, on 5 July 2011, he launched Abuja Bantaba, a one-day speed dating event between investors and clients in the travel and tourism business ., It also includes workshop that keep participants informed of what are going on in those industries to keep with pace with the rest of the world.
