University of Lagos popularly known as UNILAG, is one of the leading educational universities in Nigeria, It was founded in 1962, and that makes it one of the oldest Universities in Nigeria.
It is located in the commercial city of Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria and is made up of two campuses, the main campus at Akoka, Yaba and the College of Medicine in Idi-Araba, Surulere. both in Lagos mainland. The main campus is largely surrounded by the scenic view of the Lagos lagoon and is located on 802 acres of land in Akoka, North Eastern part of Yaba, Lagos, the state of excellence and aquatic splendour.
The University of Lagos is a centre for academic research. The University in 2005 rewarded 19 of its researchers for their outstanding research efforts in the 2005 Research Conference and Fair. This included ground breaking research in the child psychology behind bed wetting. The University research activity was one of the major criteria used by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in adjudging the University as the Best University in Nigeria at this year’s Nigerian University System Annual Merit Award (NUSAMA).
From a modest intake of 131 students in 1962, enrolment in the university has now grown to over 39,000. It has a total staff strength of 3,365 made up of 1,386 Administrative and Technical Staff, 1,164 Junior and 813 Academic Staff.
The University is comprised of nine Faculties and a College of Medicine. The Faculties offer a total of 117 programmes in Arts, Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Pharmacy, Law, Engineering, Sciences, Business Administration and Education. UNILAG, as the university is fondly called also offers Master’s and Doctorate degrees in most of the aforementioned programmes. The University also has two Centres namely the Centre for Human Rights and the Centre for African, Regional Integration and Borderland Studies. The Distance Learning Institute (DLI) of the University offers courses in Accounting, Business Administration, Science Education and Library / Information Sciences.
Founded in 1962, the University of Lagos has, for over 4 decades, provided quality and objective education to both Nigeria and its neighbours. The University has built a legacy of excellence and has been instrumental in the production of top range graduates and academia who have had tremendous impact, directly or indirectly, on growth and development in Nigeria. The honours and awards won testify to the positive impact of the University of Lagos on education and academic matters in Nigeria.
The univerity curently has about 9 faculties:
Faculty of ARTS
Faculty of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Faculty of EDUCATION
Faculty of ENGINEERING
Faculty of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Faculty of LAW
Faculty of SCIENCE
Faculty of SOCIAL SCIENCES
Faculty of PHARMACY
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To pls update me on 2010/2011 admission into DLI.
pls updeta me if adminsion is ready for 2o11_2012