UI, UNILAG, UNN lead Nigerian universities in global ranking

The University of Ibadan, UI, has emerged arsenic the highest-ranked Nigerian assemblage successful the July 2026 variation of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.

The University of Lagos, UNILAG, ranked 2nd successful Nigeria, followed by the University of Nigeria, UNN, portion Covenant University, Ota, occupied the 4th presumption nationally.

The July 2026 Webometrics ranking assessed 32,148 universities and higher acquisition institutions globally.

UI ranked 1,291st successful the world, portion UNILAG placed 1,355th. UNN ranked 1,397th globally, with Covenant University occupying the 1,522nd position.

Landmark University ranked 5th successful Nigeria and 1,659th globally, portion the University of Ilorin came sixth nationally and 1,883rd globally.

The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities is published doubly a twelvemonth and evaluates higher acquisition institutions utilizing indicators including visibility, openness and excellence.

The indicators are designed to bespeak institutions’ integer presence, accessibility of scholarly resources and probe impact.

Top 50 Nigerian institutions

1. University of Ibadan — 1,291 globally
2. University of Lagos — 1,355
3. University of Nigeri...