The University of Ibadan (UI), Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) were ranked highest in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest ranking.
The analysis of the latest rankings shows that no Nigerian university is among the top 1000 in the world.
University of Ibadan
Although ranked 1st in Nigeria, UI is ranked 1,196 worldwide.
Senate Building, Covenant University
Covenant University, second in Nigeria, emerges at 1,314 in the world; and the OAU, which ranks third in Nigeria has a world ranking of 1,503.
The University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos are respectively fourth and fifth in Nigeria.
The Webometrics Ranking is “the largest academic ranking of higher education institutions ‘based on an assessment of composite indicators and Web impact factors’.
“The original aim of the Ranking is to promote academic web presence, supporting the Open Access initiatives for increasing significantly the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge generated by the universities to the whole Society.
“In order to achieve this objective, the publication of rankings is one of the most powerful and successful tools for starting and consolidating the processes of change in the academia, increasing the scholars’ commitment and setting up badly needed long term strategies,” Webometrics said on its website.
