[8][9] Eni Njoku was appointed as the first black vice-chancellor of the university in 1962, and he remained in office till 1965 when he was replaced by Saburi Biobaku.

[11][12][13] Folasade Ogunsola is the current vice chancellor, she was appointed on 7 October 2022 and assumed office on 12 November 2022.

[18][19][20] As of 2024, University of Lagos prides itself of being among the female-friendly tertiary institutions in the country with more females as principal officers and directors.

On 29 June 2020, the university received robots, CRZR, from platform capital as a donation to fight the spread of COVID-19.

[35] CEBCEM provides a platform for research and education for students of tertiary institutions as well as advocate for environmental awareness.

This response includes proposing local solutions to biodiversity conservation challenges which is facilitated through institution research grants such as TETfund.

[35] The current principal members of the university administration and their positions are as follows: The university has educated many notable alumni, eminent scientists, politicians, lawyers, business icons, writers, entertainers, monarchs, countless technocrats, recipients of the Nigerian national order of merit, fellows of the various learned academies.