ABOUT UNILAG CONSULT


Unilag Consult was established by the Governing Council of University of Lagos in July 1983 and was registered under the Business Names Act of 1961 with registration number 459866. However, it was incorporated as a Limited Liability Company under the Companies’ and Allied Matters Act of 1990, with Registration number RC:1146081. Unilag Consult has the following holding structure:

University of Lagos: 99%
University of Lagos Holdings: 1%
Total: 100%

Unilag Consult has a unique assemblage of professionally and academically qualified and competent hands to provide adequate technical services in any sector of the economy. We have at our disposal a pool of over 2000 highly skilled resource persons, consultants and technical support staff both within and outside the university.
By status, in addition to our own in-house facilities, Unilag Consult also has direct access to all available faculty facilities within the University. With in-situ availability of experts in various fields, Unilag Consult is not only able to offer comprehensive, flexible and well-coordinated consultancy services, but it also has the capability and capacity to put together, in a timely manner, a multi-disciplinary team to meet all the specified requirements for providing an effective technical support.

VISION, MISSION AND FOCUS

Our unique vision, mission and values capture the essence of who we are and how we interact with one another. In addition, it speaks to our commitment to delivering excellence services to our clients, stakeholders, and the community at large.

Vision

To be the most trusted and respected University Consultancy Services Firm recognized by our clients for delivering excellence at all times.

Mission

To serve our clients by providing the highest quality professional services in terms of rendering consultancy services to several local, national and international organizations in the area of applied and action-oriented/need-driven research projects as well as skill development, training and capacity building programmes.
Furthermore, Unilag Consult Ltd. exists:

  • To ensure full participation of the University in National development efforts
  • To make available to the larger community, the professional and technical expertise of members of staff of the University
  • To provide an enhanced opportunity for staff and students to put theory into practice, thereby acquiring experience in practical problems-solving which can be transferred to teaching and curriculum development.

Focus

To render innovative Research & Development Consultancy Services to:

  • Enhance the productive capacity of government at all levels, private sector, groups and individuals;
  • Provide scientific, technical and technological solutions to national and community development problems
  • Provide strategic and management support through capacity – building programmes, to enhance decision making in public and private sectors.
  • Identify major national sustainable development problems with a view to designing, social, economic, industrial, engineering, environmental, science and technological research needed to address them.

OUR CORE VALUES

Professionalism and Promoting Best Practices
Unilag Consult is poised and committed to evolving a best practice business approach that is client-focused and market-driven rather than purely academic or transaction-oriented. This is therefore guided by a set of corporate values that are directed towards building and sustaining stable, long term relationships, industry respect and responsible citizenship.

Integrity Honesty in Business Relationship
We shall remain an honourable organization with a high degree of integrity in all our business transactions and personal relationship and conduct ourselves in the most responsible manner at all times.

Empathy and Trust are platforms for effective understanding, communication and relationships. These two values are essential to develop solutions, win and retain business, and avoid and/or diffuse conflict. Empathy and trust are essential for handling complaints and retaining customers.

Confidentiality
It is our duty to protect the privacy of our clients and our organisation and this we guarantee by treating all information pertaining to our business operations and strategies in the strictest confidence. We shall not divulge such information to any third party except as may be required by the laws of the land.

Loyalty and Dedication
Our pledge to be loyal and dedicated to the organization will always be manifest in our words and deeds. To us, loyalty and dedication means selfless service, steadfastness, going the extra mile, unreserved commitment to tasks, defending the corporate interest and exhibiting a strong sense of corporate pride.

Developing our Human Resources to the Highest Potential
Unilag Consult’s most valuable assets are its workforce to whom has been entrusted the realization of the Company’s vision of quality and high professional standards. A significant proportion of the Company’s resources are therefore committed to always ensuring that our staff are equipped with the finest skills in consulting and business development using best international standards. In particular, our staff and consultants comprise professionals with exceptional individual competence cutting across various disciplines to provide a resourceful blend of team strength and perspective.

Quality services to guarantee consumer satisfaction
In Unilag Consult, the satisfaction of our customers and clients is our topmost priority. Our customers cut across a very wide spectrum, ranging from individuals, to companies, to state and federal governments ministries and parastatals. We have therefore integrated a unique customer service strategy that ensures timely, courteous customer service to our various strata of customers. Our goal therefore is to always deliver superior customer service experience, from the sign-up, through the experiential course of the particular business at hand, to after sales/delivery service(s).

Promoting safety, the protection of the environmental and the health personnel
Health, Safety and Environmental Protection is an integral and essential part of the way Unilag Consult Ltd. does business. Our Goal is to ensure adequate protection of our workforce, our property and our immediate environment. We therefore ensure compliance with all applicable laws and relevant industry standards of practice. We continually evaluate the Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of our equipment and services and we ensure our personnel are duly covered under the NHIS (National Health Insurance Scheme) as stipulated by the laws of the land.