University of Lagos
The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in the world in major education publications. The university presently has three campuses in the mainland of Lagos. Whereas two of its campuses are located at Yaba (the main campus in Akoka and the recently created campus at the former school of radiography), it's college of medicine is located at Idi-Araba, Surulere. Its main campus is largely surrounded by the Lagos lagoon and has 802 acres of land. The University of Lagos currently admits over 9,000 undergraduate students annually and enrolls over 57,000 students.
| Motto | In deed and in truth |
|---|---|
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1962 |
| Chancellor | Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar IBN Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, The Shehu of Borno |
| Vice-Chancellor | Folasade Ogunsola |
Academic staff | 1,736 (2017) |
Administrative staff | 552 (2017) |
| Students | 55,000 (2017) |
| Undergraduates | 43,784 (2017) |
| Postgraduates | 9,070 (2017) |
| Location | , Nigeria 6°31′0″N 3°23′10″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Gold and maroon |
| Website | unilag |
A visitation panel, created to look into the affairs of the university between 2016 and 2020 detected cases of financial abuses from top officials and ordered the university to close accounts with commercial banks. On 7 October 2022, Folasade Ogunsola was appointed vice chancellor of the University of Lagos making her the first female to attain such height in the University.