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About Us
Expanding Learning Opportunities
Our Mission
The Mission of the Institute is to:
Provide opportunities for higher education for those already in some gainful employment;
Widen and diversify access to a flexible, innovative and cost-effective system of education to the increasing number of learners who either did not have the opportunity of higher education or for some other reasons cannot engage in face to face mode of study.
Our Vision
To be a Centre of Excellence in the provision of educational services through the Open Distance Learning mode.
Our Philosophy
The Philosophy on which the Institute is founded is premised on the concept that it is to the ultimate advantage of a nation if as many of its qualified citizen as possible are given the opportunity of obtaining university education, especially if such people are already in some gainful employment.
DLI History
The University of Lagos is a dual mode university established by an Act of Parliament in 1962 to deliver qualitative and research-based education to Nigerians and all those who have entered its domain in search of knowledge. It is prestigious, and the most preferred university in Nigeria. The university is located in the cosmopolitan city of Lagos that has an estimated 22 million-person population. Due to its unique and cosmopolitan environment, the University was also required to provide facilities for studies through Open Distance Learning mode.
The Distance Learning Institute (DLI) is the organ of the University that operates and coordinates the Open and Distance Learning programmes. It has an enhanced status as that of a faculty in the University. It has its own Management Board and an Academic Board. It is empowered to formulate its own policies, employ its own staff and be responsible for academic programmes, examinations, supervise its day-to-day affairs and generate funds for its operations.
The University recognizes that ODL is a veritable alternative to increase access to higher education in both developed and developing countries thereby providing unique opportunities to all lifelong learners.
DLI Management
Professor Risikat Oladoyin Dauda
M.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D (Kharkov), PGDE (Lagos)
Director
Dr. Abosede Ebabhi
Deputy Director, Media and Courseware Development
Dr. Folashade Afolabi
Deputy Director, Academic Planning and Development
Prof. Johnson Adewara
HoD, Social Sciences Department
Dr. Gloria C. Alaneme
Coordinator, Management Sciences Department
Dr. Adenike Oladipo
Ag. HoD, Education Department
Mr. Olagoke Oke
Institute Secretary
Mrs. Mabel Imona
Institute Accountant
Media Library
Appreciation of the Deputy Director, Media and Courseware Development
On Tuesday, November 21st, within the confines of the DLI boardroom, the Director and management team expressed their gratitude towards the recently concluded tenure of the former Deputy Director of Media and Course Material.
Meeting with CITS
On September 15th, 2023, at her office, Prof. Risikat Dauda, the Director of the Unilag Distance Learning Institute, had a meeting with Prof. Amuda M.O.H, the Director of CITS, and his deputies. The meeting aimed to discuss ways to enhance and streamline the operations of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) at the institute.
Director’s Family Meeting
The new Director of the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), Prof. Risikat Dauda, has reiterated her commitment to align the Institute’s activities with University of Lagos’s broader agenda of being future-ready.
Meeting with DLISA
In preparation for the 2023/2024 academic year, the Director, Prof. Risikat Dauda and the management team held a productive meeting with the Executive Committee of the Distance Learning Institute Students’ Association (DLISA). The focus of this meeting was to strategize and ensure a harmonious, smooth, and prosperous academic session.
The New Deputy Director, Media and Courseware Development
The Director and the team at the Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos, extend their warm congratulations to Dr. Ebabhi Abosede on her recent appointment as the Deputy Director of Media & Course Material.
Core Values
The core values of the DLI are an unwavering commitment to: Learner Centeredness, Lifelong Education, Integrity, Learner Support, Egalitarianism, Honesty and Learner Satisfaction.
Objectives
To provide unrestricted access to university education for desiring learners.
Objectives
To continuously provide robust staff training and development programme for optimal performance.
Objectives
To address the needs of diverse learners through excellent learner support services.
Objectives
To collaborate with other Open and Distance Learning Institutions for mutual benefits and best practices.
Objectives
To provide blended learning platforms for knowledge creation and acquisition.
Objectives
To provide demand-driven programmes through Distance Learning for global opportunities.
Objectives
To maintain high-level quality assurance in service delivery.