NUC: UI is Best Varsity in Nigeria

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NUC: UI is Best Varsity in Nigeria

The National Universities Commission (NUC) today ranked the premier institution in Nigeria, University of Ibadan, as the best in its latest 2015 ranking.

Among the top five dominated by first generation universities, are University of Lagos (2nd), University of Benin (3rd), Obafemi Awolowo University (4th) and Ahmadu Bello University occupying the 5th position. 
The ranking indicated that the University of Ilorin is 6th, Lagos State University (11th) while the Covenant University led Pan African University (18th) to occupy 13th position.

University of Jos (7th), University of Port Harcourt (8th), University of Maiduguri (9th), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (10th), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (12th), University of Nigeria (14th), Federal University of Technology, FUTA (15th), Nnamdi ‎Azikiwe University, (16th), Enugu State University of Science and Technology (17th) Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH (19th), Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola (20th).

Reacting to the latest ranking, the Vice Chancellor Prof Abel Idowu Olayinka stated that the university was thinking more about ranking among the Top five in Africa in next few years.

Prof Olayinka said the premier university is positioned to achieve the feat owing to its highly developed Postgraduate school with the largest number of Masters and Doctoral students in Sub-Saharan Africa.

"Being No 1 in Nigeria and No 1 in West Africa‎ should not be taken for granted. The real challenge is for us to be ranked among the top 5 in Africa in the next few years. This is do-able given the pedigree of ibadan over the last 68 years. As we speak, we have perhaps the most highly developed postgraduate school, with easily the largest number of Masters and Doctoral students in sub-Saharan Africa. NUC Says UI is Best Varsity in Nigeria


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