UNILORIN becomes first Nigerian University ranked in Africa’s top

The Vice-Chancellor the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof.
AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has announced that for the first time in
history, a Nigerian university was ranked 20th in Africa and
1,842nd in the 2014 University Web Ranking which was
conducted by International Colleges and Universities (ICU)
“I am happy to restate that a remarkable thing happened to
the Nigerian university system this year, courtesy of
UNILORIN.
“For the first time since ranking began, a Nigerian university
was ranked among the best 2,000 universities in the world”, he
said.
According to the VC, on the ranking table include the
University of Ibadan, 4th in Nigeria and 38th in Africa; the
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, 5th in Nigeria
and 59th in Africa; Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, 6th
in Nigeria and 63rd in Africa; the Federal University, Minna,
7th in Nigeria and 71st in Africa; the University of Benin, 8th in
Nigeria and 82nd in Africa; the University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta, 9th in Nigeria and 87th in
Africa; and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 10th in Nigeria
and 89th in Africa.
The ICU is an international higher education search engine
and directory that constantly reviews accredited universities
and colleges across the world. For the latest exercise, it
ranked about 11,307 colleges and universities by web
popularity in over 200 countries.
Excerpt: Punch
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