IMPORTANT NOTICE: 2025/2026 Annual Performance Appraisal for All Staff Begins

All members of staff of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) are hereby notified of the commencement of the Annual Performance Appraisal Exercise (APER) for the 2025/2026 Academic Session.

Consequently, staff are enjoined to Download, Fill and Submit their Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER) forms on or before Friday, May 29, 2026.

To download the form, click the appropriate link below:

The forms are to be completed by all Academic and Non-Teaching Staff (Senior Administrative & Technical Staff) and all Junior Staff – whether recommended for promotion/confirmation/annual increment or not. 

Department/Unit Heads are urged to kindly ensure proper completion of the Appraisal Forms.

Kindly note that APER forms submitted after Friday, May 29, 2026 will not be considered.

A. Please note:

1. Heads of Departments/Units are advised to be consistent in their evaluation.
2. The comments should reflect the relative contribution of each member of staff to the overall objectives of the respective Departments/Units.
3. The detailed report must cover punctuality, job performance, character of the staff being reported, etc.

B. Heads of Departments/Units are reminded to constitute DEPARTMENTAL APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE. 

1. The minutes of the Departmental Appointments and Promotions Committee meeting should be attached to the APER Form.
2. The APER Forms of all staff in the Department should be scrutinised before the final recommendations are forwarded to the Human Resource Management Directorate. 
3. This procedure will help minimise cases of oversight, inadequate information on salary, qualification, etc. (Please note that any appraisal form where the Head of Department/Unit fails to make specific and clear comments to support his or her recommendation in respect of any member of staff will be rejected.)
4. Note, also that this End of Year Appraisal Form for Junior Staff Assessment carries 60% of the Total Marks in addition to the Mid-Year Appraisal Form Assessment of 40%.

C. In addition:

1. Kindly notify staff in the Department that there will be penalty for misinformation and distortion of facts presented to the Human Resource Management Directorate.
2. Degrees and Certificates IN-VIEW should NOT be included.

D. The Human Resource Management Directorate will thereafter collate the recommendations as forwarded by the Faculty/Departmental Appointments and Promotions Committees and supported by the Dean or Head of Department/Unit or Chairman of the Management Board, for the consideration of the appropriate Board or Committees.

E. Recommendations for promotion(s) must be justified based on one or more of the following reasons:

1. Reward for outstanding staff who have made substantial contribution towards achievement of the objectives of their respective Department or the University as a whole.
2. Increased responsibility arising from either growth of the Department, unforeseen circumstances or both.
3. Expanded schedule of duties.
4. Acquisition of a higher qualification where this affects grading.

F. The following guidelines should be observed when recommendations for promotions and confirmation of appointments are made:

1. Recommendations for promotions should be based on the assessment of staff’s overall performance within the last three reporting years and should reflect the contribution(s) of staff to the objectives of the Faculty, Department/Unit and the University of Lagos.
2. A member of staff on permanent appointment, whose appointment has NOT been confirmed is NOT eligible for promotion.
3. A member of staff on temporary appointment should NOT be recommended for promotion until such an appointment is regularised and confirmed.
4. Where appropriate, the qualifications and experience stipulated in the Career Structure, should be considered in the recommendations for appropriate post.
5. The baseline for confirmation of appointment is two (2) calendar years.
6. The baseline for promotion (without the skipping of salary scale) is three (3) years i.e. 1st October, 2024. Where promotion involves the skipping of salary scales, the baseline is four (4) years i.e. 1st October, 2023.
7. The given baseline is the guideline for the eligibility of staff only and not an indication that recommendation for promotion/confirmation MUST be made.
8. APER FORM of any member of staff who has not worked for more than six months in a Department/Unit should be referred to the staff’s previous place of work for proper assessment (where applicable).
9. A member of staff must have worked for a minimum of six (6) months in the University to be eligible to complete the APER form.  

G. After completion, the form should be returned to the Director, Human Resource Management Directorate as the case may be in separate batches as follows:

1. Those recommended for annual increments only (listed in a memo).
2. Those recommended for promotion (a set of originals and a set of photocopies of APER Form and Promotion Format), see Appendix I (listed in a memo).
3. Those recommended for confirmation (a set of original and a set of copies of APER Form and confirmation Format) see Appendix II (listed with memo).
4. The Appraisal Forms with a copy of each of the three years’ assessment format of recommendations (See Confirmation and Promotion Template) should be processed and forwarded together with photocopies of their credentials and last letter of promotion and appointment respectively.
5. Completed Appraisal Forms (copy in Excel format – Soft and Hard copies) should reach the Human Resource Management Directorate, 2nd Floor, Senate House, not later than Friday, May 29, 2025.  The soft copy should be on CD or forwarded to hrmd@unilag.edu.ng , or drasu@unilag.edu.ng
6. Any claim(s) with regards to the possession of qualifications and experience should be scrutinised and attested to by each Head of Department/Unit.

H. FOR EMPHASIS:

1. All completed Appraisal Forms, in respect of all staff in each Department, must be forwarded in-block with photocopies of relevant documents and credentials as soon as possible but not later than Friday, May 29, 2026.
2. Each staff should correctly and properly complete his/her sections of the Appraisal Form.
3. Each Dean/Head of Department should carefully peruse the Appraisal Forms duly filled by the staff and ensure that the staff’s sections are properly and correctly completed.
4. A member of staff must have worked for six (6) months in the University to be eligible to complete the APER Form.

I. BRIEF ON ALL MEMBERS OF STAFF

The Head of Department /Unit must attach a Brief to the completed APER Forms, giving information on each member of staff, such as theirBiodata, Academic qualifications and Location of the staff (see Appendices IV & V). Soft copy to be sent to hrmd@unilag.edu.ng and drasu@unilag.edu.ng

DOWNLOAD ACADEMIC and NON-TEACHING BRIEF, respectively, BELOW:

J. All Deans, Directors and Heads of Departments//Units are hereby reminded to make adequate provisions in their staff establishment before recommending staff for promotion.

K. It would be appreciated if completed forms are forwarded to the Director, Human Resource Management Directorate, NOT LATER THAN FRIDAY, May 29, 2026. Forms received after this date will not be considered. 

L. The Board requests College/Faculty/Institute Centre, etc. to ensure that Evaluation Forms are properly completed, signed and dated by the candidates and respective Heads of Departments/Deans/Provost, etc.