How to get your UNILAG transcript
Everything you need to request an official University of Lagos transcript: what it costs, what to prepare, each step, and how to send it to WES or another school.
What a UNILAG transcript costs
Each copy sent to a different place is usually a separate request with its own fee.
| Transcript fee | Not published | Shown on the portal when you apply. Third-party figures online disagree, so we leave them out. | Not published |
| Processing time | UNILAG announced 24-hour electronic processing, and about 2 days for WES, in 2022. | Reported, not official | |
Transcript, statement of result or certificate?
These are three different documents with different uses. Check which one the receiver asked for before you pay.
Transcript
Your full academic record: every course, its units and grade, semester by semester, and your final CGPA. Official copies are sealed or sent electronically by the university straight to the receiver.
For further study, WES and other evaluators, some employers
Statement of result
A one-page letter confirming you graduated, your degree and your class. It is usually issued to you, not to a receiver, and is often what you use until the certificate is ready.
For NYSC, jobs and further study while you wait for your certificate
Certificate and verification
The degree certificate itself. Many receivers ask the university to confirm it is genuine. This is a separate verification request, often started by the receiver, and it usually has its own fee.
For employers, embassies and professional bodies
What you need
- Your matriculation number
- The receiving institution or evaluator, and how to send it
- Your WES reference number if sending to WES
- A card or bank for Remita
- Your full name exactly as it appears in the school records
- Matric number, department, faculty and year of graduation
- Scanned statement of result or certificate, in case the portal asks for it
- The receiver's official email or postal address, copied from their website
- Any reference number the receiver gave you, such as a WES reference
- A working email and phone number to get updates
Online only on the UNILAG Records Portal, paid through Remita. Distance Learning (DLI) graduates also apply online.
UNILAG is one of the easiest Nigerian schools to get evaluated by WES, because it uploads to WES directly.
DLI stopped accepting hard-copy applications on 30 January 2023.
Apply for your UNILAG transcript
These steps come from graduates and guides, not an official page. They may have changed.
- 1Open the UNILAG Records PortalGo to records.unilag.edu.ng and choose New Application.
- 2Enter your matric numberCheck the personal details the portal shows.
- 3Choose the document and programmeConfirm your entry mode if you came in by Direct Entry or Diploma.
- 4Enter the destinationGive the institution or evaluator. For WES, enter your WES reference number.
- 5Pay with RemitaGenerate an RRR and pay online or at a bank.
- 6Track itWait for the confirmation email, then track the request on the portal.
Email or courier?
Email (soft copy)
Transcripts are sent electronically to institutions and evaluators. Not to personal email, and not collected by hand (reported).
Courier (hard copy)
UNILAG doesn't list a courier option we could confirm. Ask the school if the receiver needs paper.
What slows UNILAG transcripts down
Questions graduates ask
Contacts
The portal is open 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday (DLI notice). The on-campus Exam Records Office has handled in-person cases on Tuesdays and Thursdays (2022 report).Handled by: Student Records (UNILAG Records Portal)Sources
- UNILAG Records Portal
- Nigerian Tribune: UNILAG begins 24-hour transcript processing · 4 Feb 2022
- WES: Send electronic academic records
- UNILAG DLI notice on transcript applications
DelsuTools is independent and not affiliated with UNILAG. Fees and steps change; the official portal always wins.