The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has been
ranked the best in Nigeria, according to the 2014
University Web Ranking for Africa.
Although no Nigerian University made it to the top
10 Universities ranking being conducted by
International Colleges and Universities (4ICU) and
released on July 29, Unilorin was however, rated the
20th best in Africa and 1842nd in the world.
The 4ICU 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.
University of Ilorin, which is in the first place, is
followed by:
2. University of Lagos (21st in Africa)
3. Obafemi Awolowo University (26th in Africa)
4. University of Ibadan (38th in Africa)
5. Landmark University (59th in Africa)
6. Covenant University (63rd in Africa)
7. Federal University of Technology, Minna (71st in
Africa)
8. University of Benin (82nd in Africa)
9. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (87th in Africa)
10. University of Nigeria (89th in Africa)
Meanwhile, South Africa and Egypt have 6 and 4
universities respectively in the list of Africa’s 10 best.
The UNILORIN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu
Ambali, reacting to the latest Webometric ranking of
world’s universities, which ranked his University as
the first in Nigeria, attributed it to hard work and
dedication to service by every member of the
university community.
A press statement by the university’s Deputy
Director, Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, on
Sunday, August 3, quoted the vice-chancellor as
expressing delight over the new ranking, describing
it as “one of the best so far by any university in
Nigeria”.
It would be recalled that UNILORIN was ranked
Number 6 in the list of TOP 100 Universities in
Nigeria 2013 .