Elite ranking: Times Higher Education ranks Covenant University 7th in Africa
By Ibiyemi Mathew
Covenant University has been announced amongst the top 10 universities in Africa by Times Higher Education 2023 Sub-Saharan Africa rankings.
Covenant University alongside 50 other universities from Nigeria made the cut for the 2023 Sub-Saharan university rankings at a colourful unveiling event in Accra.
According to a statement by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Wednesday, a delegation from Nigeria led by Professor Peter Okebukola, Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee disclosed that, “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 (35), University of Ibadan (36), CRUTECH (37th), OAU, Ife (39th) Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (43rd ), Adeleke University (45th), and Ahmadu Bello University (46th ).
“Others are the University of Benin (47th), Landmark University (49th), Babcock University (50th), Ajayi Crowther University (51-60th), the Bells University of Technology (51-60th ), Federal University Kashere (51-60th ), Federal University Lokoja (51-60th ), Gombe State University (51-60th ), Lagos State University (51-60th ), the University of Port Harcourt (51-60th ), Baze University (51-60th ), Delta State University (61-70th ), Elizade University (61-70th ), Niger Delta University (61-70th ), Abia State University (71+), Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (71+), Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Ikere (71+), Bauch State University (71+), Bayero University (71+), Edo State University (71+), LAUTECH (71+), Lead City University (71+), NOUN (71+), Glorious Vision University (formerly Samuel Adegboyega University (71+), Veritas University (71+), and Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano (71+),” He revealed.
Duncan Ross, Chief Data Officer of Times Higher Education, lauded Nigerian universities on progress made in the last two years on global and regional league tables.
According to Ross, of the 121 universities that contributed data, Nigerian universities make up the “largest proportion (42 per cent) followed by South Africa (12 per cent) and Ghana (7 per cent).
Professor Okebukola attributed this success to the impact of the revolution towards improving quality of delivery of university education in Nigeria, initiated by Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, former Executive Secretary NUC and supported by the immediate-past Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.
