The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-
Ife, Osun State and the University of
Ilorin, Kwara State have differed on
which is the best university in Nigeria.
While OAU is claiming to be the best,
pointing to a ranking by Cybermetrics
Lab-CSIC, based in Spain, UNILORIN is
backing its position with a ranking
carried out by the International
Colleges and Universities Web
Ranking.
According to OAU Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Biodun Olarewaju, the
university has been for fourth
consecutive times ranked first in
Nigeria.
Olarewaju said, “According to the latest
ranking released in July, 2014 on its
website: www.webometrics.info/
en/africa/nigeria
OAU has been
adjudged to have continuously
recorded excellence in its area of
research, academic, university
governance and extensive deployment
of ICT for its operations.
“This is the first time that any Nigerian
university would be so ranked and
rated the first and the best for four
times running, bringing to rest any
contention from any quarter.
But, a statement by the UNILORIN
Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs, Mr.
Kunle Akogu, said the university was
adjudged best in Nigeria.
According to him, the university is also
20th best university in Africa and
1,842nd in the world in the 2014
University Web Ranking.
He said the result of the ranking
conducted by International Colleges
and Universities was released on July
29, 2014.
Source: Daily Times
OtherSource:


http://www.oaupeeps.com/2014/08/oau-unilorin-claim-nigerian-best.html?m=1

Who Should now be the best ooo

who's cooking?

FROM UNILORIN WEBSITE
Confirmed! Unilorin is Nigeria's No.1
varsity

The pre-eminent position of the University
of Ilorin among its peers in Nigeria has
again been reaffirmed, as it has been
ranked as the first university in the country.
In the 2014 University Web Ranking
conducted by 4 International Colleges and
Universities (4ICU) and released last
Tuesday (July 29, 2014),Unilorin was also
adjudged the 20th best University in Africa
and the 1842nd in the world.
The 4ICU, an online ranking agency, is an
international higher education search
engine and directory reviewing accredited
universities and colleges. For the latest
exercise, it ranked about 11,307 colleges
and universities by web popularity in over
200 countries.
With the new ranking, the University of
Ilorin's status as the nation's number one
University has been given an international
confirmation. Statistics released recently by
the National Universities Commission (NUC)
and the Joint Admissions and
Matriculations Board (JAMB) after the last
Unified Tertiary Institution Matriculations
Examination (UTME) showed that the
University of Ilorin was the most subscribed
university in the country with a total of
over 105,000 candidates seeking to enter
the University in the 2014/2015 academic
session. The University of Benin, Benin City
came second in this respect with about
76,000 admission seekers.
Since 2011, the University of Ilorin has
maintained a steady rise among most
preferred institutions by admission seekers
in the country. In 2011, it ranked 8th; it
ranked 5th in 2012; 2nd in 2013 and 1st this
year.
In the 2014 University Web Ranking, the
University of Lagos comes second in Nigeria
and 21st in Africa while the third position
goes to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-
Ife, which also comes 26th in Africa.
Also on the ranking table are: 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.
In his reaction to the new ranking, the Vice-
Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali,
expressed delight, describing it as “the best
ranking for the University so far.”
Prof. Ambali congratulated all members of
the University community on the new feat,
urging all academic and non-academic staff
to continue to put in their best in the
service of the University. “The latest ranking
is one of the best so far by any university
in Nigeria”, the Vice-Chancellor said, adding
that “we should strive to become the best
in Africa by the next ranking.

http://unilorin.edu.ng/index.php/en/237-unilorinnews/3973-confirmed-unilorin-is-nigeria-s-no-1-varsity

FROM OAU WEBSITE

OAU Maintains Top Spot as
Nigeria's Best University




Contrary to widespread reports, and in
further confirmation of its academic
excellence and intellectual supremacy over
and above other Universities and
Institutions of Higher Learning, the
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has,
again, been rated the first and the best
University in Nigeria and 19th in Africa.
Reacting, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Bamitale Omole, attributed the giant strides
recorded by his administration to the
unparalleled research output,
administrative acumen, technical know-how
of the academic, administrative and
technical staff of the University, adding that
only a focused leadership, which is the
hallmark of his management team, can
produce such a spectacular feat.
Professor Bamitale Omole, then applauded
the dedication to duty of all stakeholders in
making sure that the ideals of the founding
fathers of OAU become a reality in its
entirety. He urged the Federal Government
not to relent in its efforts to improve the
funding of education, particularly for the
universities, so that the increased penchant
for travelling abroad to undergo academic
programmes that could be taught better by
our lecturers here in Nigeria would be a
thing of the past
For more click on the links below:

NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES RATING
http://webometrics.info/en/Africa/Nigeria

AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES RATING
http://webometrics.info/en/Africa


http://www.oauife.edu.ng/2014/08/oau-maintains-top-spot-as-nigerias-best-university/

WHAT'S YOUR SAY ABOUT THIS

Unilorin

Uni ilorin is the best, I REP MY SCHOOL...... Beter by far!!!

We need schools that produces best graduates, so as immediately an individual graduates , a mouth watering job awaites him/her

Unilorin now

OAU all d way. D best, d greatest, d most beautiful campus in Nigeria and Africa

In term of quality of graduate produced, OAU beat UNILORIN handsdown.

But, none of them deserves number one.

Great Ife! I hail thee! Best University in Nigeria!

Na their wahala be dat. But the truth remains THE FIRST AND THE BEST is still their Igwe.

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Unilorin all d way. The better by far university.

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GREEEAAAT IFE...O.A.U jor.

Unilorin takes it. No be the same Ife wey dey come on and off like NEPA light?

The only reason Unilorin is at all in the top 5 is simply bcoz of their "No strike" policy.

Save for the aspect of strike,OAU is miles ahead of UNILORIN in ALL aspect.

I repeat: if UNILORIN were to be going on strike anytime there is a nationwide strike in government owned universities,they will most definitely not "smell" the top 5 position.

why the hell will unilorin compete with OAU as the best 9ja uni. the margin is so wide. that magnified secondary school treating uni students like boarding house guys.
Great ife all the way.
The best and most productive uni in nigerian

It's preposterous, scurrilous and sacrillegious to compare unilorin with great ife! Oau is the best in nigeria! Of the greatest ife, great!!!!!!! Ever conscious ife, great!!!!!!

WTF is wrong witthe 2 of dem??

Unilorin can never be compared with oau, the only reason why unilorin is among the top 5 and has the highest number of aspirant in jamb is because they dont go on strike. If they striked like others school, i dont think unilorin we be among top 15 in any ranking.

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perhaps there should be a vote or some kind of competition between those two Uni....

unilorin is far better than Oau when it comes to what really benefit edu..in terms of beautifulness oau scoop that buh candidate competency oau is no where near unilorin expect for the fact that you have sure contacts or very lucky u cant get admission into unilorin expect u pass very well and dat cant be said of oau...strike-wise yes many z its d reason y it is rated..pls dis reason is nt tangible enof..y using 6+yrs to study a 4yrs course...discipline-wise unilorin is more disciplined dan oau tho they its kinda strict u misbehave u face tanke no story..unilorin is better dan oau security-wise becux dre is little to no cult activities tho God is the real security...Many z oau produce d best graduate daz a lie unilorin might nt hav much 1st&2nd klass becuz the lecturers aint smiling dy demand much more wic many cant match nt lyk oau daz is livin on past glory unilorin is better by far

Abeg hw much be a mudu of gari in ife and ilorin?....na him me wan use rank dem ooo
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#teamOau#teamAwo#

hizroyalflynes: unilorin is far better than Oau when it comes to what really benefit edu..in terms of beautifulness oau scoop that buh candidate competency oau is no where near unilorin expect for the fact that you have sure contacts or very lucky u cant get admission into unilorin expect u pass very well and dat cant be said of oau.. .strike-wise yes many z its d reason y it is rated..pls dis reason is nt tangible enof..y using 6+yrs to study a 4yrs course...discipline-wise unilorin is more disciplined dan oau tho they its kinda strict u misbehave u face tanke no story..unilorin is better dan oau security-wise becux dre is little to no cult activities tho God is the real security...Many z oau produce d best graduate daz a lie unilorin might nt hav much 1st&2nd klass becuz the lecturers aint smiling dy demand much more wic many cant match nt lyk oau daz is livin on past glory unilorin is better by far

Bross! You can lie O. When it comes to sincere admission and real test of knowledge in aptitude test, I can award OAU 75% and UNILORIN doesn't deserve up to average score sef.

Unilorin is known as number one notorius school when it comes to admission runse in Nigeria.

Btw, are you a Unilorin graduate or Undergraduate? Your english na die

I found it hard to comprehend what you wrote. Smh

I don't think this shameless pissing contest flatters either university. What are the big achievements of OAU, Ilorin or any Nigerian university for that matter? The Ebola issue has exposed our shame for the world to see once again...poor funding or no poor funding, there is little cutting edge research going on in our universities. Rather than indulging in this silly game, perhaps the universities should reflect more on how far they have let down the country?

Best university in Nigeria? Pfft. Can there really be a "best" among underachievers?

FrancisTony:


Bross! You can lie O. When it comes to sincere admission and real test of knowledge in aptitude test, I can award OAU 75% and UNILORIN doesn't deserve up to average score sef.

Unilorin is known as number one notorius school when it comes to admission runse in Nigeria.

Btw, are you a Unilorin graduate or Undergraduate? Your english na die

I found it hard to comprehend what you wrote. Smh