LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The Times Higher Education has unveiled its 2024 World Universities Rankings covering 108 countries and regions.
Among Nigerian universities, 39 institutions made the list, with Covenant University securing the top position.
The University of Ibadan follows closely behind
followed by the Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Lagos in third and fourth places, respectively.
Globally, the University of Oxford maintains its lead for the eighth consecutive year. Stanford University rises to second place, displacing Harvard University to fourth.
The rankings considered over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and included survey response from 68,402 scholars worldwide. The Times Higher Education collected data from more than 2,673 institutions, amassing a total of 411,789 data points.
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Here is a list of best Nigerian universities 2024
1. Covenant University
2. University of Ibadan
3. Federal University of Technology, Akure
4. University of Lagos
5. Bayero University
6. University of Ilorin
7. University of Nigeria
8. Afe Babalola University
9. University of Benin
10. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
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11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
12. Lagos State University
13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
14. Obafemi Awolowo University
15. University of Port Harcourt
16. Abia State University
17. Akwa Ibom State University
18. Alex Ekwueme Federal University
19. Babcock University
20. Baze University
21. Bells University of Technology
22. Benson Idahosa University
23. Delta State University, Abraka
24. Edo State University
25. Edwin Clark University
26. Elizade University
27. Evangel University, Akaeze
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28. Federal University of Kashere
29. Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
30. Federal University of Technology, Minna
31. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
32. Fountain University
33. Landmark University
34. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
35. Niger Delta University
36. Plateau State University
37. Thomas Adewumi University
38. Veritas University
39. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano