Cursory: Covenant University tops Nigerian universities in 2024 rankings by Times Higher Education, followed by the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure. See full list below…


Covenant University, located in Ota, Ogun state, has been named the top university in Nigeria for the year 2024 by Times Higher Education. The University of Ibadan in Oyo state and the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Ondo state, secured the second and third positions respectively in the rankings.
According to the latest rankings from Times Higher Education, Covenant University and the University of Ibadan are the only Nigerian universities to be listed among the top 1000 in the world. Meanwhile, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and the University of Lagos are ranked among the top 1200 globally. Additionally, Bayero University in Kano, the University of Ilorin in Kwara state, and the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu state, are included in the top 1500 category.
Top 20 Nigerian Universities in 2024
1. Covenant University, Ota in Ogun state
2. University of Ibadan, Oyo state
3. Federal University of Technology, Akure in Ondo state
4. University of Lagos, Akoka
5. Bayero University, Kano
6. University of Ilorin, Kwara state
7. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
8. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti
9. University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Edo state
10. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Ogun state
11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomosho, Oyo state
12. Lagos State University, Ojo (LASU)
13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra state
14. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun state
15. University of Port Harcourt(UNIPORT) in Rivers state
16. Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU)
17. Akwa Ibom State University
18. Alex Ekwueme Federal University
19. Babcock University
20. Baze University
Credits: ALLSCHOOL, legit.ng
Read Also: UI, UNN, UNILAG Shine in Global Varsity Ranking Alongside Havard, Cambridge and Others
ALLSCHOOL TEAM
Stories You Shouldn't Have Missed:
- I wasn’t ashamed doing bricklaying job, others to raise tuition, accommodation fees –Maduadichie, final-year poly student
- Popular Celebrity Tears Up Seeing Classmate Sell Coconut “He Was The Best Student In School”
- Women Can Do Better Than Men When Given The Opportunity — Winner, 2021 Ibadan Schools’ Debate Competition
- UNIBEN Mourns Former Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adamu Baikie, Who Dies at 94
- “I injected him with love💘” – Nigerian Nurse Set to Marry Her Patient, Shares Her Love Story
- 11-Year-Old Prodigy Graduates High School and Joins Texas Christian University to Study Physics
- 6 Exceptional Graduates Receive Full PhD Scholarships at University of Ibadan Convocation
Join Our 500,000+ Community:
Thank you so much for reading. We will appreciate it if you share this with your loved ones.