Covenant University Leads as Rankings of Nigerian Universities Improve in Africa

Some Nigerian Universities, led by Covenant University, Ota, have made impressive outing in the first Times Higher Education 2023 Sub-Saharan Africa rankings.

At an unveiling event in Accra, Times Higher Education announced the results of its 2023 Sub-Saharan university rankings.

The event was attended by a delegation from Nigeria led by Professor Peter Okebukola, Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee.

Bellow are the top universities in Nigeria

1. Covenant University -7th position
2. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (26th)
3. Benson Idahosa University (30th)
4. Nnamdi Azikiwe University (31st )
5. Redeemer’s University (35)
6. University of Ibadan (36)
7. CRUTECH (37th)
8. OAU, Ife (39th)
9. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (43rd )
10. Adeleke University (45th)
11. Ahmadu Bello University (46th)
12. University of Benin (47th)
13. Landmark University (49th)
14. Babcock University (50th)
15. Ajayi Crowther University (51-60th)
16.  Bells University of Technology (51-60th )
17. Federal University Kashere (51-60th )
18. Federal University Lokoja (51-60th )
19. Gombe State University (51-60th )
20. Lagos State University (51-60th )
21. University of Port Harcourt (51-60th )
22. Baze University (51-60th )
23. Delta State University (61-70th )
24. Elizade University (61-70th )
25. Niger Delta University (61-70th )
26. Abia State University (71+)
27. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (71+)
28. Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Ikere (71+)
29. Bauch State University (71+)
30. Bayero University (71+), Edo State University (71+)
31. LAUTECH (71+)
32. Lead City University (71+)
33. NOUN (71+)
34. Glorious Vision University (formerly Samuel Adegboyega University (71+)
35. Veritas University (71+)
36. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano (71+).