NUC Ranks University Of Ibadan As The Best In Nigeria [List]

The Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) has ranked University of Ibadan as the best among second generation Universities in the country in 2015, with University of Jos, Covenant University and University of Ilorin also making the list, The Nation reports.

According to the NUC, these are the best universities in the country:

University of Ibadan, UI (Overall best university)
University of Ilorin, UNILORIN (Best ranking second generation university)
University of Jos, UNIJOS (2nd best ranking second generation university)
Covernant Univeristy (Best private university)

Confirming the rating, the Principal Officer Assistant Registrar, Information and Publication of the University of Jos, Abdullahi Abdullahi, disclosed in a statement that: “The second generation Universities are the 12 universities established between 1970 and 1985 to meet the increasing need for university education in Nigeria especially in the area of Science and Technology.”

“University of Jos was however ranked 7th in the overall ranking of all Federal, State and Private Universities in Nigeria.”

The second generation Universities are the 12 universities established between 1970 and 1985 to meet the increasing need for university education in Nigeria especially in the area of Science and Technology

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