This year "World Best Universities" ranking, a publication by Times Higher Education magazine is an interesting one for the Nigerian universities community. Interesting, in the sense that for the first time in five years or let say since the publication gain prominences, six (6) Nigerian universities make list of the world best one thousand universities. This is the first time the Nigerian universities will so much be represented.
Another thing of interest is that the Nigerian premier university, the University of Ibadan reclaimed the top spot for the best university in Nigeria having lost that position to Covenant University, Ota, the only Nigerian private university to be represented on the ranking. The last time University of Ibadan was on the top spot of the best university in Nigeria was 2018 and then, only two Nigerian universities were represented in the ranking. But for Covenant University, it drops to 4th place having being on the top place for previous two years.
Another thing that make this year ranking interesting is that, new two Nigerian universities break into the list and they are Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife and Lagos State University (LASU). In fact LASU have to beat two other universities that had been previously represented to clinch the second place of the Best Universities in Nigeria.
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The sad part of the story is that none of the university in the Northern part of Nigeria make the list of Times Higher Education top universities in the world. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, the so called the university of the elites of the Northern Nigeria couldn't break into this list.
The six Nigerian universities among the world best one thousand universities as published by Times Higher Education magazine are listed below:
1. University of Ibadan (UI) 401-500
2. Lagos State University (LASU) 501-600
3. University of Lagos (UNILAG) 601-800
4. Covenant University (CU) 801-1000
5. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) 1001+ and
6. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) 1001+
The serial number represented each university position in Nigeria which the number by the right show the position occupy by each university in the world.
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