{"id":27281,"date":"2024-04-15T13:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=27281"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:57:59","slug":"covenant-university-tops-latest-ranking-of-nigerian-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/15\/covenant-university-tops-latest-ranking-of-nigerian-universities\/","title":{"rendered":"Covenant University Tops Latest Ranking of Nigerian Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Gabriella Ogbu<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Covenant University has emerged as the top-ranked institution in Nigeria according to the 2024 rankings by Times Higher Education (THE). The University of Ibadan follows closely as the second-best university in the country, with the Federal University of Technology, Akure securing the third position.<\/p>\n

The University of Lagos and Bayero University, Kano complete the top five universities in Nigeria. Times Higher Education, previously known as The Times Higher Education Supplement, is a renowned British publication covering higher education-related news and issues.<\/p>\n

The full list of top universities in Nigeria according to THE rankings is as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Covenant University<\/li>\n
  2. University of Ibadan<\/li>\n
  3. Federal University of Technology, Akure<\/li>\n
  4. University of Lagos<\/li>\n
  5. Bayero University, Kano<\/li>\n
  6. University of Ilorin<\/li>\n
  7. University of Nigeria<\/li>\n
  8. Afe Babalola University<\/li>\n
  9. University of Benin<\/li>\n
  10. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta<\/li>\n
  11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology<\/li>\n
  12. Lagos State University<\/li>\n
  13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University<\/li>\n
  14. Obafemi Awolowo University<\/li>\n
  15. University of Port Harcourt<\/li>\n
  16. Abia State University<\/li>\n
  17. Akwa Ibom State University<\/li>\n
  18. Alex Ekwueme Federal University<\/li>\n
  19. Babcock University<\/li>\n
  20. Baze University<\/li>\n
  21. Bells University of Technology<\/li>\n
  22. Benson Idahosa University<\/li>\n
  23. Delta State University, Abraka<\/li>\n
  24. Edo State University<\/li>\n
  25. Edwin Clark University<\/li>\n
  26. Elizade University<\/li>\n
  27. Evangel University, Akaeze<\/li>\n
  28. Federal University of Kashere<\/li>\n
  29. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun<\/li>\n
  30. Federal University of Technology, Minna<\/li>\n
  31. Federal University of Technology, Owerri<\/li>\n
  32. Fountain University<\/li>\n
  33. Landmark University<\/li>\n
  34. Nasarawa State University, Keffi<\/li>\n
  35. Niger Delta University<\/li>\n
  36. Plateau State University<\/li>\n
  37. Thomas Adewumi University<\/li>\n
  38. Veritas University<\/li>\n
  39. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Covenant University’s top position underscores its commitment to excellence in education, while the rankings provide valuable insights into the academic landscape of Nigeria’s higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By Gabriella Ogbu Covenant University has emerged as the top-ranked institution in Nigeria according to the 2024 rankings by Times Higher Education (THE). The University of Ibadan follows closely as the second-best university in the country, with the Federal University of Technology, Akure securing the third position. The University of Lagos and Bayero University, Kano […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":27284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27281"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27283,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27281\/revisions\/27283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}