The National Universities Commission (NUC) was competently established in 1962, and became a legal body in 1974, to be a dynamic regulatory agency acting as a catalyst for positive change and innovation. NUC constantly scrutinizes the credibility of newly opened and long standing universities in Nigeria. 4ICU is an international higher education search engine directory objectively reviewing accredited universities and colleges in the world.
Recently, According to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, Covenant University, Ota, made a gigantic step forward, stormed the TOP 20 of African Universities and became #1 in Nigeria.Which was or has been certified by the 4 International College and Universities. In this Verified list of the best Universities in Nigeria in 2015, so many universities which you thought will make it, actually did not.
Education is the gradual discovery of ignorance, and without missing words, Education in Africa mostly in Nigeria has faced massive challenges in recent times. With the high level of corruption in Nigerian government, maintaining and propagating high standard of learning and proficient/practical studies in our institutions has been technically/widely problematic.
With the above been said, below is the list of the latest Verified best universities in Nigeria in 2015 recently released by webometrics. and verified by 4ICU.
-Covenant University is a part of the Liberation Commission that God gave to the Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Bishop David Oyedepo, (Ph.D.) some years ago. The appropriate forms of intent to establish a private university was submitted to the National Universities Commission (NUC) in March 2000 and by July 15th 2001, the verification team of the National Universities Commission came for the inspection of facilities and programmes.
On 12th February 2002, the Federal Government officially presented the certificate, which granted Covenant University the license to operate as a private University in Nigeria.The university ever since has been living up to expectation, producing top and world class graduates with excellent efficacy within their faculties of interest.
A total of 136 Nigerian universities made the list and where among the best universities in Nigeria in 2015, nobody knows what direction the ranking of universities in Nigeria will go next year 2016. See the TOP-50, as of January 2015, below:
Ranking (world rank) University name
1 (1401) Covenant University Ota
2 (1791) Obafemi Awolowo University
3 (2310) University of Ibadan
4 (2597) University of Lagos
5 (2742) University of Ilorin
6 (3424) University of Agriculture Abeokuta
7 (3599) Ahmadu Bello University
8 (3872) Federal University of Technology Akure
9 (4022) Landmark University
10 (4100) University of Nigeria
11 (4462) University of Benin
12 (4590) University of Port Harcourt
13 (4644) Federal University of Technology Minna
14 (5114) Federal University Dutsin Ma
15 (5810) University of Jos
16 (7146) Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State
17 (8385) Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)
18 (8551) Federal University of Technology Owerri
19 (8704) University of Calabar
20 (8988) Osun State University
21 (9063) Auchi Polytechnic
22 (9294) Paul University Awka Anambra State
23 (9782) National Open University of Nigeria
24 (9920) Yaba College of Technology
25 (10360) Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti
26 (10384) Lagos Business School Pan African University
27 (10492) Madonna University Nigeria
28 (10518) University of Uyo
29 (10577) Lead City University Ibadan
30 (10795) Bayero University Kano
31 (11154) Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
32 (11169) Nnamdi Azikiwe University
33 (11215) Adekunle Ajasin University
34 (11443) Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo FUNAI
35 (11526) University of Maiduguri
36 (11794) Benue State University
37 (12595) Redeemer’s University
38 (12694) Pan African University Lagos
39 (12789) Caritas University Enugu
40 (13273) Rivers State University of Science & Technology
41 (13369) Kwara State University
42 (13475) Usmanu Danfodiyo University
43 (13653) Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma
44 (13749) American University of Nigeria
45 (13756) Joseph Ayo Babalola University
46 (13821) Tai Solarin University of Education
47 (14073) Lagos State University
48 (14163) Bowen University
49 (14225) (1) Kaduna State University
50 (14531) Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi
If the above list of the Universities in Nigeria which i consider the best is incomplete or subject to review, kindly use the comment box because the ranking system changes weekly, monthly and annually.
