The Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee, Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, has announced the news of the performance of Nigerian universities in the Times Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings, which were released on October 25).
This is very encouraging news for the Nigerian university system, coming on the heels of the impressive ranking of 12 Nigerian universities in the world university rankings published on October 12.
Okebukola, who is also a member of the international advisory board of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, said, “In the 2022 rankings, only five Nigerian universities featured in four subject rankings.”
He noted that in the 2023 ranking, 48 Nigerian universities are listed among the world’s best in 11 subjects/disciplines.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, these subjects are arts and humanities; business and economics; education; law; social sciences; computer science; engineering; clinical and health; life sciences; physical sciences and psychology.
“Noteworthy is the impressive ranking of Covenant University, the only private university on 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 the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, University of Ilorin, Obafemi Awolowo University, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Bayero University, Kano, and the University of Benin,” he stated.
