Nigerian govt names recognised Universities in Togo, Benin Republic (Full list)

Nigerian Government has stated that only eight universities have been accredited to award valid degrees to Nigerians in both Togo and Benin Republic. Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known on Sunday night while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Mamman said the revelation was part of a report submitted to the […]

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Nigeria: More Universities Where?, By Reuben Abati

I stumbled on a story in the Nigerian media which says that the National Assembly is planning to consider no fewer than 63 bills for the creation of new universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and monotechnics, and I wondered whether madness has finally descended on Nigeria’s education sector. Nigeria at the moment has about 49 […]

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Ranked among World’s best are 3 Nigerian universities

Three Nigerian universities – Covenant University, University of Ibadan, and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka – have been included in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The list, launched on Wednesday at Times Higher Education’s World Academic Summit at the National University of Singapore, featured 86 countries, up from 81. Covenant University is […]

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