Subject rankings: 48 Nigerian varsities top the chart to be among world’s best on global ranking

The excellent results of Nigerian institutions in the Times Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings, which were issued yesterday, have been announced by Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, the Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (October 25).

This is excellent news for the Nigerian university system as 12 Nigerian universities received remarkable rankings in the World University Rankings, which were released on October 12.
Okebukola, who is a member of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings' international advisory board, eulogized the performing universities as he was quoted saying “In the 2022 rankings, only five Nigerian universities featured in four subject rankings.
He noted that in the 2023 rankings, 48 Nigerian universities are cumulatively listed among the world’s best in 11 subjects/disciplines."
These fields include the social sciences, clinical and health sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, psychology, and business and economics, according to a statement made on Wednesday in Abuja by the former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission.
“Noteworthy is the impressive ranking of Covenant University, the only private university in the league tables, featuring prominently in business and economics, social sciences, computer science, engineering, and physical sciences.

“No state university is on the league tables. The federal universities with impressive rankings are University of Nigeria Nsukka, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, University of Ilorin, Obafemi Awolowo University, Federal University of Technology Akure, Bayero University Kano, and University of Benin,” he stated.

Details of the results, which Okebukola released are: Arts and Humanities (University of Nigeria Nsukka=601+); Business and Economics (Covenant University=401-500; University of Lagos=501-600; Obafemi Awolowo University=601-800; University of Nigeria Nsukka=801+); Education (University of Ibadan and University of Nigeria Nsukka=501-600); Law (University of Nigeria Nsukka=251+); Social Sciences (Covenant University=251-300; University of Lagos=401-500; University of Ibadan and University of Nigeria Nsukka=601-800; University of Ilorin and Obafemi Awolowo University=801+); Computer Science (Covenant University=401-500); Engineering (Covenant University=401-500; Federal University of Technology Akure and University of Ilorin=601-800; University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria Nsukka and Obafemi Awolowo University=1000+); Clinical and Health (University of Lagos=151-175; University of Ibadan=201-250; University of Nigeria Nsukka=501-600; Bayero University Kano, University of Benin and Obafemi Awolowo University=601-800; University of Ilorin and Nnamdi Azikiwe University=801+); Life Sciences (University of Ilorin=601-800; Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Federal University of Technology Akure, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria Nsukka and Obafemi Awolowo University=801-1000); Physical Sciences (Covenant University=401-500; Federal University of Technology Akure and University of Ilorin=501-600; Bayero University Kano=601-800; Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta and University of Lagos=801-1000; University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria Nsukka and Obafemi Awolowo University=1000+); and Psychology (University of Nigeria Nsukka=301-400). These details are as published by punchng.com

Speaking further on the findings, Okebukola thanked Malam Adamu Adamu, the minister of education, and Professor Abubakar Rasheed, the NUC's executive secretary, for creating NURAC and for their ongoing dedication to raising standards in the Nigerian university system.

“Professor Rasheed is one individual who will not rest until the old glory of Nigerian universities is fully restored”, Okebukola noted.
“We assure Nigerians that with the ongoing implementation of the Blueprint for the Rapid Revitalization of University Education in Nigeria, the days of consigning Nigerian universities to the group of non-performers will soon be over,” he added.

References

Punchng, 'Subject rankings: 48 Nigerian varsities among world’s best' (online, 2022) <https://punchng.com/subject-rankings-48-nigerian-varsities-among-worlds-best/>.