The inaugural Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa rankings for 2023 show that 51 Nigerian universities performed well, including Covenant University, Ota. Times Higher Education revealed the outcomes of its 2023 Sub-Saharan university rankings during a vibrant event on June 26 in Accra.
According to a statement from the National Universities Commission, the Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola, led a group from Nigeria that attended the event.
According to the statement, “Covenant University emerged in the 7th position in Sub-Saharan Africa and the No. 1 in Nigeria.
“Other universities that appeared on the elite list and their ranks are Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (26th) Benson Idahosa University (30th), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (31st), Redeemer’s University (35th), University of Ibadan (36), CRUTECH (37th) , OAU, Ife (39th) Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (43rd ), Adeleke University (45th), and Ahmadu Bello University (46th ).”
The University of Benin came in at number 47, followed by Landmark University (49), Babcock University (50), Ajayi Crowther University (51–60), and Bells University of Technology (51–60).
cc: Punch Ng
