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Nigerian tertiary institutions, especially universities, had witnessed protests, students-management clashes, complete shutdown of institutions among others, which were as a result of students dissatisfaction, particularly about welfare services on campus. This study therefore investigates the extent to which welfare services relate to school-life satisfaction of students, using the University of Lagos, Nigeria, as a case study. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted 6124 final year students of the University, out of which 400 students were drawn across 10 faculties using simple random sampling technique. A 20-item self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that a strong, positive and significant relationship exists between hostel accommodation service and school-life satisfaction of students, while a moderate, positive and significant relationship exists between security services and school-life satisfaction. It was concluded that students’ welfare services contribute significantly to school-life satisfaction, which may consequently enhance effective institutional management and better learning outcome of students. The study recommends among others that existing policy on students accommodation be reviewed to improve on provision of increased and better facilities. The security services also should be 21st century compliant to accomplish the goals of sustainable educational development.