{"id":16914,"date":"2017-11-23T19:02:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T19:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=16914"},"modified":"2017-11-23T19:02:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T19:02:09","slug":"abu-unilag-oau-are-top-three-universities-in-nigeria-nuc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=16914","title":{"rendered":"ABU. UNILAG, OAU ARE TOP THREE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA &#8211; NUC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The National Universities Commission has released its rankings for all Universities in Nigeria, both private and government owned, and the rankings show quite curious results.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">According to the ranking, out of over hundred ranked university in Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria came out top, beating University of Lagos, and Obafemi Awolowo University to second and third place respectively.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At the 4th position is University Ibadan. The only non-federal university in the top ten ranking, National Daily gathered is Covenant University, Ota which also emerged as the best private university in the ranking on the 6th position in the national ranking.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Lagos State University, (LASU), Ojo is the best ranked state university at 16th position. Other Universities at the top include: University of Ilorin at 5th, University of Nigeria, Nsukka at 7th, while University of Benin, University of Abuja and University of Port Harcourt occupy the 8th, 9th, and 10th position respectively.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Sitting at the bottom of the leader are: Crescent University, Abeokuta at 108th, Rhema University Aba at 109, Wesley University of science and Technology, Ondo State at 110th and lastly Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa ranked 111th.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Meanwhile three universities were unranked. They are: Pan African University Lagos, Adamawa State University Mubi and Plateau State University.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=15180&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is the full list of ranking:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">1 Amadu Bello University, Zaria.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">2 \u00a0University of Lagos, \u00a0Lagos<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">3 \u00a0Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">4 \u00a0University of Ibadan<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">5 \u00a0University of Ilorin Ilorin<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">6 \u00a0Covenant University \u00a0Ota<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">7 \u00a0University of Nigeria \u00a0Nsukka<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">8 \u00a0University of Benin \u00a0Ugbowo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">9 \u00a0University of Abuja \u00a0Abuja<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">10 \u00a0University of Port Harcourt \u00a0Port Harcourt<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">11 \u00a0Federal University of Technology, Minna<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">12 \u00a0Federal University of Technology, Owerri \u00a0Owerri<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">13 \u00a0University of Agriculture, Abeokuta \u00a0Abeokuta \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">14 \u00a0Federal University, Oye-Ekiti \u00a0Oye \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">15 \u00a0Usmanu Danfodio University \u00a0Sokoto<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">16 \u00a0Lagos State University \u00a0Ojo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">17 \u00a0Federal University of Technology, Akure \u00a0Akure<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">18 \u00a0Babcock University \u00a0Ilishan-Remo \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">19 \u00a0Bayero University Kano \u00a0Kano<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">20 \u00a0American University of Nigeria \u00a0Yola<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">21 \u00a0Ladoke Akintola University of Technology \u00a0Ogbomoso \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">22 \u00a0Afe Babalola University \u00a0Ado-Ekiti<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">23 \u00a0University of Jos \u00a0Jos<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">24 \u00a0Landmark University \u00a0Omu-Aran<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">25 \u00a0Nnamdi Azikiwe University \u00a0Awka \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">26 \u00a0University of Uyo \u00a0Uyo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">27 \u00a0Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University \u00a0Bauchi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">28 \u00a0Michael Okpara University of Agriculture \u00a0Umuahia<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">29 \u00a0Enugu State University of Science and Technology \u00a0Enugu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">30 \u00a0Rivers State University of Science and Technology \u00a0Port Harcourt<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">31 \u00a0Adekunle Ajasin University \u00a0Akungba Akoko \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">32 \u00a0Benue State University \u00a0Makurdi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">33 \u00a0Redeemer\u2019s University \u00a0Mowe<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">34 \u00a0Kwara State University \u00a0Malete<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">35 \u00a0Veritas University \u00a0Abuja<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">36 \u00a0Osun State University \u00a0Oshogbo \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">37 \u00a0University of Agriculture, Makurdi \u00a0Makurdi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">38 \u00a0Nasarawa State University \u00a0Keffi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">39 \u00a0African University of Science and Technology \u00a0Abuja<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">40 \u00a0Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti \u00a0Ado-Ekiti<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">41 \u00a0University of Calabar \u00a0Calabar<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">42 \u00a0Kogi State University \u00a0Anyigba<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">43 \u00a0Tai Solarin University of Education \u00a0Ijebu-Ode \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">44 \u00a0Federal University, Dutsin-Ma \u00a0Dutsin-Ma<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">45 \u00a0Ebonyi State University \u00a0Abakaliki<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">46 \u00a0Federal University, Ndufu-Alike \u00a0Ndufu-Alike<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">47 \u00a0University of Maiduguri \u00a0Maiduguri<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">48 \u00a0Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua University \u00a0Katsina<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">49 \u00a0Nile University of Nigeria \u00a0Abuja<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">50 \u00a0Bowen University \u00a0Iwo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">51 \u00a0Al-Hikmah University \u00a0Ilorin \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">52 \u00a0Delta State University, Abraka \u00a0Abraka<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">53 \u00a0Niger Delta University \u00a0Wilberforce Island Yenagoa<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">54 \u00a0Abia State University \u00a0Uturu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">55 \u00a0Ambrose Alli University \u00a0Ekpoma<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">56 \u00a0Modibbo Adama University of Technology \u00a0Yola<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">57 \u00a0Federal University, Otuoke \u00a0Otuoke<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">58 \u00a0Imo State University \u00a0Owerri<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">59 \u00a0Olabisi Onabanjo University \u00a0Ago Iwoye \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">60 \u00a0Federal University of Petroleum Resources \u00a0Effurun<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">61 \u00a0Kaduna State University \u00a0Kaduna<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">62 \u00a0Federal University, Lokoja \u00a0Lokoja<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">63 \u00a0Akwa Ibom State University \u00a0Uyo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">64 \u00a0Benson Idahosa University \u00a0Benin City<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">65 \u00a0Paul University \u00a0Awka<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">66 \u00a0Federal University, Dutse \u00a0Dutse<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">67 \u00a0Ajayi Crowther University \u00a0Oyo Town<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">68 \u00a0Lead City University \u00a0Ibadan<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">69 \u00a0Bingham University \u00a0Auta Balifi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">70 \u00a0Baze University \u00a0Abuja<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">71 \u00a0Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University \u00a0Lapai<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">72 \u00a0Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University \u00a0Uli<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">73 \u00a0Joseph Ayo Babalola University \u00a0Ikeji-Arakeji<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">74 \u00a0Madonna University \u00a0Okija \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">75 \u00a0Crawford University \u00a0Faith City \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">76 \u00a0Cross River University of Technology \u00a0Calabar \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">77 \u00a0Caritas University \u00a0Enugu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">78 \u00a0Ondo State University of Science and Technology \u00a0Okitipupa<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">79 \u00a0Bells University of Technology \u00a0Ota<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">80 \u00a0Igbinedion University Okada \u00a0Okada \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">81 \u00a0Elizade University \u00a0Ilara-Mokin<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">82 \u00a0Achievers University, Owo \u00a0Owo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">83 \u00a0Caleb University \u00a0Imota<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">84 \u00a0Kano University of Science and Technology \u00a0Wudil<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">85 \u00a0Federal University, Lafia \u00a0Lafia<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">86 \u00a0Sokoto State University \u00a0Sokoto<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">87 \u00a0Fountain University \u00a0Oshogbo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">88 \u00a0Adeleke University \u00a0Ede<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">89 \u00a0Federal University, Kashere \u00a0Kashere<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">90 \u00a0Federal University, Wukari \u00a0Wukari<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">91 \u00a0University of Mkar \u00a0Mkar<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">92 \u00a0Oduduwa University \u00a0Ile Ife<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">93 \u00a0Godfrey Okoye University \u00a0Ugwuomu-Nike<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">94 \u00a0Taraba State University \u00a0Jalingo<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">95 \u00a0Obong University \u00a0Obong Ntak<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">96 \u00a0Yobe State University \u00a0Damaturu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">97 \u00a0Renaissance University \u00a0Enugu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">98 \u00a0Salem University \u00a0Lokoja<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">99 \u00a0Wellspring University \u00a0Benin City<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">100 \u00a0Al-Qalam University, Katsina \u00a0Katsina<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">101 \u00a0Novena University \u00a0Ogume<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">102 \u00a0Western Delta University \u00a0Oghara<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">103 \u00a0Gombe State University \u00a0Gombe<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">104 \u00a0Kwararafa University Wukari \u00a0Wukari<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">105 \u00a0Bauchi State University \u00a0Gadau \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">106 \u00a0Kebbi State University of Science and Technology \u00a0Aliero<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">107 \u00a0Tansian University \u00a0Umunya \u2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">108 \u00a0Crescent University, Abeokuta \u00a0Abeokuta<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">109 \u00a0Rhema University \u00a0Aba<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">110 \u00a0Wesley University of Science and Technology \u00a0Ondo City<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">111 \u00a0Samuel Adegboyega University \u00a0Ogwa<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unranked \u2013 Pan African University Lagos<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unranked \u2013 Adamawa State University Mubi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nuc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16915\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nuc-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nuc-300x133.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nuc-768x341.jpg 768w, 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According to the ranking, out of over hundred ranked university in Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria came out top, beating University of Lagos, and Obafemi Awolowo University to second and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[4345,548,2405,4346],"class_list":["post-16914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-abu","tag-national-universities-commission","tag-oau","tag-unilag"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/nuc.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4oswh-4oO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16916,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16914\/revisions\/16916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}