Prof. Peter Okebukola, Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC) and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has revealed that 51 Nigerian tertiary institutions, led by Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State, have appeared in the inaugural Times Higher Education 2023 Sub-Saharan Africa ranking.
According to news reports, Prof. Okebukola led a team to the ceremony, which took place on June 26 in Accra, Ghana.
Dr. Noel Biodun Saliu, Deputy Executive Secretary (Academics) NUC, and Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun (member of NURAC, representing Southwest Zone), Vice Chancellors of Covenant University, Landmark University, and Skyline University, are also members of the team.
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Following his return to Abuja, Okebukola stated that Covenant University had taken eighth place in the area and first place in Nigeria.
He said: “Other universities that appeared on the elite list and their rankings are: Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (26th); Benson Idahosa University, Benin City (30th); Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (31st); Redeemer’s University, Ede (35th), University of Ibadan (36th); Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) (37th); Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (39th); Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (43rd); Adeleke University (45th) and Ahmadu Bello University (46th ).
“Others are: University of Benin (47th); Landmark University (49th); Babcock University (50th); Ajayi Crowther University (51-60th); Bells University of Technology (51-60th); Federal University Kashere (51-60th); Federal University Lokoja (51-60th); Gombe State University (51-60th); Lagos State University (51-60th); University of Port Harcourt (51-60th); Baze University (51-60th); Delta State University (61-70th); Elizade University (61-70th) and Niger Delta University (61-70th).”
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The leader of delegation said others include: Abia State University (71+); Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (71+); Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Ikere (71+); Bauch State University (71+); Bayero University (71+); Edo State University (71+); Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) (71+); Lead City University (71+); National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) (71+); Glorious Vision University (formerly Samuel Adegboyega University) (71+); Veritas University (71+) and Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano (71+).
According to NURAC, the schools were evaluated based on “five pillars: resources and finance (20%), access and fairness (20%), teaching skills (20%), student engagement (20%), and Africa impact (20%).”
According to The Guardian, Okebukola stated that Nigerian colleges performed “impressively well, with much room for improvement.”
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