faculty of management sciences
About the Faculty
General Overview
Advancing Business Excellence Through Knowledge and Leadership
The Faculty of Management Sciences of the University of Lagos traces its roots to October 1962, with the establishment of the Faculty of Business and Social Studies, alongside the Faculty of Law and the Medical School. Between October 1962 and August 1970, the Faculty took shape with substantial support — in personnel and physical resources — from the United States of America Industrial Development and New York University, under the NYU–University of Lagos project for the establishment and development of the Faculty of Business Administration.
In 1967, the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences was split into two schools: the School of Administration and the School of Social Studies. With effect from October 1973, the School of Administration was renamed the Faculty of Business Administration, while the School of Social Studies became the Faculty of Social Sciences. In 2018, the Faculty was renamed once again to its current name, the Faculty of Management Sciences.
Today, the Faculty offers Honours Degree programmes in Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business Administration, Finance, and Employment Relations and Human Resource Management, alongside its long-running MBA programme — commenced in the 1973/74 session — and postgraduate degrees at the M.Sc., M.Phil., and Ph.D. levels.
Our Vision
To become the Faculty of first choice in Africa in an environment conducive to the pursuit of excellence in providing business education, teaching, research and service, relevant to the contemporary business world.
Our Mission
To provide high-quality management and administrative education, to attract and retain highly qualified and motivated academic staff, to advance knowledge, and to produce the workforce needed to promote economic development. All of this will be accomplished in a technology-driven environment.
Dean’s Message
I warmly welcome you to the Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Lagos, the University of first choice and the nation's pride. The Faculty is located on the Akoka Campus of the University of Lagos, in the bustling commercial city of Lagos, South West Nigeria. Established in 1962 as the Faculty of Business and Social Studies and renamed the Faculty of Management Sciences in 2018, it stands as the foremost training center for future business leaders in Nigeria and the neighbouring countries of Africa, and aspires to be the Faculty of first choice in Africa for business education, teaching, research and service.
PROFESSOR SULAIMON ABDUL-HAMEED ADEOLA
FACULTY DEAN
