The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof.AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has said that Unilorin has been ranked as the best university in Nigeria by the latest Webometric ranking of world universities. In a statement on Sunday by the University’s deputy director, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogu,the VC also said that Unilorin was also adjudged the 20th best university in Africa and 1,842nd in the world in the 2014 university web Ranking which was conducted by International Colleges and Universities that was released last Tuesday, July 29,2014.According to the statement, on the ranking table include the university of Ibadan, 4th in Nigeria and 38thin Africa; the landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, 5th in Nigeria and 59th in Africa; Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, 6thin Nigeria and 63rd in Africa; the Federal University, Minna, 7th in Nigeria and 71st in Africa; the University of Benin, 8thin 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.