Dr Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, Chairman and CEO of Moni Pulo Limited, has donated a 5,000-seater auditorium to the Baptist College of Theology, Obinze, Imo State. The donation, which she described as an act of obedience to divine instruction, reflects her family’s deep-rooted commitment to Christian service and nation-building.
The commissioning of the new facility took place during the college’s 55th Convocation Ceremony and Fellowship Awards, where Dr Lulu-Briggs also delivered the keynote address. Before the event, she was honoured with the chieftaincy title of Ezi Enyi 1 of Umuanunu—“A True Friend of Umuanunu”—by His Royal Highness Eze Geoffrey Ejimogu, Anunu I of the Umuanunu Autonomous Community. The monarch hailed her as a woman of substance whose faith-driven philanthropy continues to impact lives across Nigeria.
Describing the title as “a gift of friendship forged in faith,” Lulu-Briggs emphasized that true friendship is best expressed through service, sacrifice, and shared values. At the college, she was warmly received by students and staff, with the Royal Ambassadors forming a guard of honour. Dr Dawari George, Chairman of the College’s Board of Governors, commended her swift and graceful response to the institution’s infrastructural needs.
The newly completed Dr Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs Auditorium is a multi-functional facility that includes lecture halls, media suites, conference rooms, administrative offices, and features that ensure accessibility. According to the Nigerian Baptist Convention, it stands among the largest privately donated theological facilities in Nigeria’s history.
Rev Dr Israel Akanji, President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, formally commissioned the building, praising the unprecedented scale of the donation and describing it as a beacon for revival, academic excellence, and missionary training. In her keynote lecture titled “Faith, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation: The Role of Theological Education for Enterprise Development in an Emerging Economy,” Lulu-Briggs encouraged graduates to channel their faith into impactful enterprises that go beyond church walls.
Using biblical examples such as Joseph, Daniel, and Nehemiah, she highlighted the power of purpose-led enterprise and cited her own experience founding La Sien Bottling Company as an act of obedience to God’s instruction. “Faith must fuel enterprise, and enterprise must reflect the Kingdom,” she said. “The shoemaker who honours God is the one who makes good shoes—not the one who stamps crosses on them.”
Distinguished guests at the event included Dr Elijah Brown, General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance; Rev Elias Apetogbo of the All-Africa Baptist Fellowship; Prof John Eyinnaya; and Deacon Biodun Oloyede. The ceremony concluded with the symbolic handover of the auditorium keys to Rev Dr Akanji, with Lulu-Briggs declaring it a gift to God and a seed for the future of faith-based leadership in Africa.
