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History

Established in 1992, the Lagos Business School (LBS) was initiated by the Educational Co-operation Society (ECS), a not-for-profit and non-governmental organization registered in Nigeria in 1973. As the School developed into a sizeable organization, the Educational Co-operation Society transferred this project to the African Development Foundation, ADF, a not-for-profit Trust registered in Nigeria in 1994.

In January 2002 the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the application of LBS to be raised to the status of a private university and in February 2002 it granted the license to Pan-African University to operate as a private university. From that day, the Lagos Business School became the first school of Pan-African University.

With this development, in addition to the various programmes of executive education the school has been offering in the past twelve years, LBS is now able to run degree programmes in Business Administration. Accordingly, LBS started its Part-time (Executive) MBA in 2002, the Full-time MBA in June 2003 and a Doctorate Degree programme in Management in October 2006.

Our Aim

Lagos Business School aims at fostering the education of competent and socially responsible managers to lead sustained national and African development.

In order to achieve this long term aim, the School seeks to:

provide high quality general management education for executives
apply management concepts and techniques appropriate to the local environment
carry out relevant economic and social research work
maintain standards comparable to the best international business schools
place special emphasis on business ethics

It does so by providing broad business education of the highest comparable international standards using high quality staff and facilities.

Executive Programmes

Lagos Business School delivers Executive programmes aimed at systematically improving the practice of general management. Yearly, over 2.000 participants from multinational and indigenous companies participate in these LBS programmes. This suite of non-residential courses include:

Chief Executive Programme (CEP)

For Chief Executive Officers of large organisations. This non-residential programme runs from February to May.

Owner Manager.s Programme(OMP)

Participation in the OMP is for CEO's and owners of small or medium size companies who want to transform their businesses. The programme is run on a part-time format from February to June.

Advanced Management Programme (AMP)

Designed for Executive directors and members of the executive management team of multinationals and blue-chip companes (i.e. people reporting to Managing Directors). This programme runs from February to June.

Senior Management Programme (SMP)

Aimed at managers not reporting to the Managing Directors, but have at least threee years experience at the management level. The programme runs on a part-time format from February to June and July to October.

Open and In-Company Seminars

LBS also offers a wide spectrum of open and in-company seminars during the year on issues of importance to business people and managers.

LBS is listed among the top 50 Business Schools in the World by Financial Times of London in the area of open enrolment executive education programmes

MBA Programmes

Designed to meet international standars while being directly relevant to our economic environment, the LBS MBA programme is run in two categories:

Executive MBA (EMBA)

For Executive with at least 5 years post-graduation working experience. The programme runs for 23 months with sessions holding on Fridays and Saturdays and an intensive week every quarter.

Full Time MBA (FMBA)

For University graduates with less than 5 years working experience. This programme runs daily (Monday-Friday) for 21 months (inclusive of 3 months corporate internship programme).

Doctorate Programme

LBS also runs a full time Doctorate Defgree programme in Managenebt, with Specialization in one field of Management. Being a full time programme, Doctoral students are not allowed to work outside the Pan-African University during the programme.

Lagos Business School (LBS) in National Universities Commission (NUC) Ranking of Nigerian Universities (2005) #2 Overall ranking of all Nigerian universities #1 Private university on quality of academic staff #1 Student/personal computer ratio #3 Private universities on compliance with carrying capacity

Learning Environment

The LBS campuses are conveniently located in Victoria Island's cosmopolitan professional central district and along the Lekki-Epe expressway, where participants attending LNS programmes work in the purpose-built learning facilities of the school.

Victoria Island Campus

At the Victoria Island campus. the Shell, Chevron and IBTC classrooms are the focal points in the school. Fully equipped with professional audio-visual teaching aids to foster interactive learning, each classroom is complemented by a set of syndicate rooms for group work and team exercises.

The Intercontinental Bank dining room serves meals of international standard (Nigerian and Continental dishes). The Facility also has auxiliary support areas which include the break-out areas and Copy centre, while Administrative services like fax, email and internet connectivity are also available.

Lekki Campus

The Lekki campus, which is also the 'home' of the Pan-African University, is located along the Lekki - Epe expressway, in an environment that combines serenity and aesthetics to provide a conducive venue for learning and professional activities. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, uninterrupted power supply, ample parking space, modern catering facilities and professional security, this conducive and uplifting learning atmosphere is essential to the School's aim of delivering executive education at world-class standard.

Alumni Association - Growing the Oasis

All graduates of LBS Executive pprogrammes form members of the LBS Alumni Association (LBSAA)

LBSAA members form an important part of Lagos Business School because it is through the Alumni and their activities that LBS achieves its long term aim of promoting ethical and responsible management practice..

Foundational and Motivating Force

Lagos Business School and Pan-African University were set up under the inspiration of the teachings of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, founder of the Catholic institution, Opus Dei. The Prelature of Opus Dei encourages Christians of all social classes to live consistently with their faith, in the middle of the ordinary circumstances of their lives, especially through the sanctification of their professional work and family life. It encourages them also to play an active role in the just and efficient ordering of their societies.

Responsibility for the functioning and government of PAU and LBS rests with the university's governing board and the school's management team, not with the Opus Dei Prelature. The latter takes responsibility for guaranteeing that all teaching, publishing and research activities in the university are based on the Christian vision of man, society and economic activity.
Like similar ventures, PAU fully respects the freedom of individual consciences and is open to people of all creeds, races, and social conditions. responsibility for guaranteeing that this vision actually underlies all teaching, publishing and research activities of the School.