Lagos Business School is a leading business school with the ultimate vision of being widely recognised as the world's top business school operating out of Africa. Founded 27 years ago, our mission is to provide high potential professionals with a general management education which stresses professional ethics and service to the community through the practice of management.
We offer top quality education in the form of MBA programmes, executive programmes, short courses and customised programmes that deliver the business, managerial and leadership knowledge that is crucial for succeeding in Africa. The quality of our offerings is substantiated by our appearances on prestigious rankings such as the Financial Times of London, where we have been featured for 12 consecutive years and The Economist Magazine where our Executive MBA programme ranked 48th best out of 65 schools featured. We are also the first and only school in Africa to feature on CEO Magazine's Global MBA Ranking.
LBS is a member of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), the Global Business School Network (GBSN), the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), AACSB International -The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business - and the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), alongside 220 leading graduate business schools worldwide.
The Lagos Business School MBA is designed to equip participants with a thorough knowledge of core business disciplines, analytical competencies, and problem-solving capabilities. Our robust curriculum enables our MBA students to become extremely knowledgeable about global business with particular emphasis paid to the intricacies of doing business in Africa. Leadership skills, negotiation skills and an ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, are some of the invaluable skills built into the programme.
We also offer the Executive MBA and Modular Executive MBA which are more flexible variants for working business executives and senior managers respectively.
The MBA programme is 18 months in duration with 15 months of in-class study, and a minimum of 72 (credit) hours of coursework in order to complete the programme successfully. There will be three semesters in total: two semesters in the first academic year, one semester in the final year. The last semester is an elective semester and students can choose to participate in a student exchange programme with our partner schools abroad or offer electives locally.
Applicants interested in Lagos Business School’s Full-Time MBA are required to provide the following:
Students will be expected to complete the programme’s requisite application form, provide official copies of transcripts from all institutions attended, and furnish official GMAT or GRE scores. Before consideration for admission, applicants must typically take either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). When taking the GMAT, the name of the programme must be specified (e.g., MBA). The GMAT identification code for the Lagos Business School MBA is 8NM– K2 – 36 while the GRE code is 1744 Pan-Atlantic University Lagos Business School.
Applications are received from around the world, and there is no discrimination in any way on the basis of gender, race or religion.
The programme consists of a rigorous and highly structured first year with an emphasis on the functional areas of management. The second year is more diversified with electives. A corporate internship is required between the first and second year of study.
The programme is full-time and runs for about 18 calendar months. The first year is equivalent to 36 weeks of lectures spread over two semesters and the second year is two semesters of 18 weeks. Classes hold from 8.00am to 3.30pm daily, Monday through Friday.
The Full-Time MBA currently costs $8,215 per session, and we run two sessions. Fees cover tuition and course materials and can be paid in three installments at the beginning of each semester.
LBS is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - the highest standard of excellence since 1916, providing quality assurance and business education intelligence to business schools globally.
We are also accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBAs) - a global standard for MBA, DBA, and Master's degrees.
Lagos Business School is a member of the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM), which includes 32 leading business schools from different countries, the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), as well as the Global Business School Network (GBSN), a network which improves access to quality management education.
Other associations LBS belongs to include: Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
Application is still open for the 2018/2019 intake. Full-time MBA classes are scheduled to start on September 3, 2018, while Executive MBA classes will start in January, 2019.
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“What LBS graduates bring to the table in every part of the world where they find themselves is our understanding of the local environment – we understand Africa more than anyone else. The MBA programme also taught us to question everything until we get to the root cause so we would proffer solutions that would make a notable difference.” - Kelechi Okere, Sales Operations Manager, AFEX Commodities Exchange.
“The course content was rich, and the delivery was effective. There was a unique blend of global and local perspectives.” - Nwagbara Chukwuka, Commercial Manager, GE Power
Our faculty is made up of academics and industry leaders. Many of our faculty members hold impressive academic credentials and strong industry backgrounds and include advisors to government and regulators. We have amongst our faculty editors of journals, visiting professors from leading business schools, members and fellows of professional bodies, and well-recognised authors. A good number consult for Nigerian and continental organisations. In addition to teaching on their core discipline, they integrate ethics across all functional management areas.
Lagos Business School faculty have the largest case collection in Africa, and many of these cases have won global and continental awards.
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