UI, UNILAG Enter List Of 1,000 Best Universities For Di World

Di Chairman of Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee and former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, don hail di inclusion of two Nigerian universities inside di top 1,000 for 2026 World University Rankings by Times Higher Education wey dem release on Thursday. Okebukola talk this one for statement wey he drop for Abuja, say University of Ibadan (UI) and University of Lagos (UNILAG) make di list with same overall score range of 35.5 – 38.9. He say this one better pass 2025 ranking wey only Covenant University make top 1,000 and na di best for Nigeria that year.

Okebukola explain say Times Higher Education dey use 18 correct performance indicators to rate schools and make am balanced for students, lecturers, school leaders, industry and government. He talk say other ranking types include Impact Rankings (wey Afe Babalola University dey top steady), Sub-Saharan Africa rankings and subject rankings. He say Oxford University still dey number one for di tenth year back-to-back, followed by MIT, Princeton, Cambridge, Harvard and Stanford. Harvard wey dey lead before don drop go number five. He still mention say Bayero University Kano, Covenant University and Landmark University dey among top 1,200 with score range of 32.1 – 35.4.