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NURAC Commends Top 48 Nigerian Varsities In 2022 World Subject Rankings

NURAC Commends Top 48 Nigerian Varsities In 2022 World Subje

The Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC) has lauded the performance of Nigerian universities in the Times Higher Education 2022 Subject Rankings released on Tuesday, October 25.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, NURAC's Chairman, Prof. Peter Okebukola said 48 Nigerian universities were cumulatively listed among the world’s best in 11 subjects/disciplines compared to 2021 where only five were featured, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Okebukola, who is also a member of the international advisory board of Times Higher Education World University rankings, listed the subjects/disciplines as arts and humanities; business and economics; education; law; social sciences; computer science; engineering; clinical and health; life sciences; physical sciences and psychology.

The NURAC boss said: “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.

”Others are the University of Ilorin, Obafemi Awolowo University, Federal University of Technology Akure, Bayero University Kano, and University of Benin.”

Okebukola gave details of the results for Arts and Humanities as (University of Nigeria Nsukka=601+); Business and Economics (Covenant University=401-500; University of Lagos=501-600; Obafemi Awolowo University=601-800 and University of Nigeria Nsukka=801+).

Education (University of Ibadan and University of Nigeria Nsukka=501-600); Law (University of Nigeria Nsukka=251+)

For the Social Sciences, he gave Social Sciences (Covenant University=251-300; University of Lagos=401-500; University of Ibadan and University of Nigeria Nsukka=601-800; and 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+).

For Life Sciences (the 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 included Covenant University=401-500; the 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 has1000+).

Okebukola commended the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed for the establishment of NURAC.

He further lauded their commitment to the improvement of the quality of 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 Revitalisation of University Education in Nigeria, the days of consigning Nigerian universities to the group of non-performers will soon be over,” he said. 

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