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The University of Ibadan has emerged as the best Nigerian university in both law and medicine, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026.

The rankings were obtained by PUNCH Online on the Times Higher Education website on Saturday

In the law ranking, UI and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka made the 301–400 band, marking Nigeria’s presence among 425 top global law schools.

The assessment covered teaching, research, international outlook, and performance across constitutional, criminal, corporate, and international law.

THE said, “The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 reveal the world’s top universities for law.

“The 2026 Law ranking evaluates excellence across: constitutional and administrative law; international law; commercial and corporate law; criminal law and justice; and legal theory and jurisprudence, among other topics.”

Globally, Stanford University topped the law ranking for teaching excellence

On the medicine and health subjects, THE said, “The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 reveal the world’s top universities for medical and health subjects.

“The 2026 Medical and Health ranking evaluates universities across medicine, dentistry, nursing and other healthcare disciplines.

“Oxford takes the top spot for its outstanding performance in teaching, research and industry links. University of California, Berkeley joins top 10

“This year, we have evaluated 1,230 universities from 102 countries and territories, using the same 18 trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, recalibrated to suit medical and health fields,”

In the rankings, UI led Nigerian universities in the 301–400 band, followed by the University of Lagos (401–500).

Ahmadu Bello University, Bayero University, University of Benin, University of Jos, and UNN were ranked in the 601–800 band, while Babcock University, Obafemi Awolowo University, and University of Ilorin featured in the 801–1000 band.

Other institutions, including Lagos State University and University of Port Harcourt, appeared in the 1001+ category.

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MadamVanessa:



Forcing lies on people's throat. This past glory school wouldnt want to give up. This is not 60's , 70's 80's and early 2000 that you people were all and all , attaining unimaginable feats. In this present dispensation a lot of schools has emerged and has relegated and pushed this glorified school to abyss . This lies can only be meaningful to the gullible but we that know, knows better.

EDUECO:
You're definitely right!

Nigeria's public universities practise false or low grade science and technology; and that is why Nigeria is no where in the world in terms of scientific innovations.

Just go and see the laboratories where future medical doctors and scientists are trained in Nigerian public universities. The laboratories are below world standard.

abdrazak:
Nigeria education system can become better if proper infrastructure and funding are in place.

Kudos to UI

MadamVanessa:



Forcing lies on people's throat. This past glory school wouldnt want to give up. This is not 60's , 70's 80's and early 2000 that you people were all and all , attaining unimaginable feats. In this present dispensation a lot of schools has emerged and has relegated and pushed this glorified school to abyss . This lies can only be meaningful to the gullible but we that know, knows better.

MadamVanessa:



Forcing lies on people's throat. This past glory school wouldnt want to give up. This is not 60's , 70's 80's and early 2000 that you people were all and all , attaining unimaginable feats. In this present dispensation a lot of schools has emerged and has relegated and pushed this glorified school to abyss . This lies can only be meaningful to the gullible but we that know, knows better.

MadamVanessa:



Forcing lies on people's throat. This past glory school wouldnt want to give up. This is not 60's , 70's 80's and early 2000 that you people were all and all , attaining unimaginable feats. In this present dispensation a lot of schools has emerged and has relegated and pushed this glorified school to abyss . This lies can only be meaningful to the gullible but we that know, knows better.

EDUECO:
You're definitely right!

Nigeria's public universities practise false or low grade science and technology; and that is why Nigeria is no where in the world in terms of scientific innovations.

Just go and see the laboratories where future medical doctors and scientists are trained in Nigerian public universities. The laboratories are below world standard.

nairalanda1:
And that's largely the fault of Nigerians .

Most of you support leaders on the idea that it is our turn to rule. Many of you also support the idea of a national cake

That promotes an economy that is resource dependent, not dependent on industries and so forth. So long as the oil money flows, and is shared well, we don't need to develop a local industry

Infact on this site, I have seen many people asking why we are not like Libya and Saudi Arabia because they are oil producers. I don't see Nigerians asking why we are not like Japan or south Korea or even china and Germany and even the USA. It's because most of us think that we should live like trust fund babies. Not like industrialist people. All our needs being met by selling oil money and using it for passive income.

When you do that, there is no room for industries. That affects our universities badly. Because if there are no industries it makes no financial sense for universities to fund up to date labs since that would drive them into horrendous debt. Also abroad it's industries that fund universities partially or fully. This enables universities to pay for good labs and so forth to train the future innovations and so forth.

Finally, our national cake idea means that most of us want to go to school for cheap. That means fees have been kept very very low. Check all the leading global universities. They charge high fees or they also are paid for by state funding which comes from very high taxes . Nigerian government universities for the most part are cash strapped.

How bad is it. ? Last year, Harvard spent 6 billion dollars as it's budget. The entire Nigerian education sector , ie primary to tertiary spent about half of that. And you expect them to be like world leading universities? Some states even don't spend as much as a few million dollars on education , which is why they have wretched looking facilities.

And yet we keep sabotaging education by voting for leaders like tinubu and even the rest who promise a share of the oil money rather than development to improve the earning of money for our nation.Even nelfund that tinubu is promoting is band aid on a very open wound. And we oppose improving tax revenue as well as fighting corruption unless it is our enemy.

So what do you expect?

nairalanda1:
And that's largely the fault of Nigerians .

Most of you support leaders on the idea that it is our turn to rule. Many of you also support the idea of a national cake

That promotes an economy that is resource dependent, not dependent on industries and so forth. So long as the oil money flows, and is shared well, we don't need to develop a local industry

Infact on this site, I have seen many people asking why we are not like Libya and Saudi Arabia because they are oil producers. I don't see Nigerians asking why we are not like Japan or south Korea or even china and Germany and even the USA. It's because most of us think that we should live like trust fund babies. Not like industrialist people. All our needs being met by selling oil money and using it for passive income.

When you do that, there is no room for industries. That affects our universities badly. Because if there are no industries it makes no financial sense for universities to fund up to date labs since that would drive them into horrendous debt. Also abroad it's industries that fund universities partially or fully. This enables universities to pay for good labs and so forth to train the future innovations and so forth.

Finally, our national cake idea means that most of us want to go to school for cheap. That means fees have been kept very very low. Check all the leading global universities. They charge high fees or they also are paid for by state funding which comes from very high taxes . Nigerian government universities for the most part are cash strapped.

How bad is it. ? Last year, Harvard spent 6 billion dollars as it's budget. The entire Nigerian education sector , ie primary to tertiary spent about half of that. And you expect them to be like world leading universities? Some states even don't spend as much as a few million dollars on education , which is why they have wretched looking facilities.

And yet we keep sabotaging education by voting for leaders like tinubu and even the rest who promise a share of the oil money rather than development to improve the earning of money for our nation.Even nelfund that tinubu is promoting is band aid on a very open wound. And we oppose improving tax revenue as well as fighting corruption unless it is our enemy.

So what do you expect?