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2024 Ranking: Covenant, UI, FUTA Emerge Top Universities In Nigeria

Ganiyu Amodu

Covenant University, University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure have secured top ranking in Nigeria according to Times Higher Education’s 2024 rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that Covenant University is among the top 1,000 universities in the world. Though ranked first in Nigeria, Covenant University is placed within the global 801-1000 range. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Nigerian Minister Poisoned in Abuja, Hospitalised BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Plateau speaker 100MW Nigeria’s First Privately-Owned Solar Assembly Factory Commissioned Covenant University, a private-owned institution, stands at the top spot in…

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They Took His Car, Dumped His Corpse; Prof Heading Home Killed in Ibadan

Gbenga Adeoti

Details emerged on how the University of Ibadan don was killed in the Moniya area of West Africa’s biggest city     The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole of University of Ibadan by gunmen. Platforms Africa reports that Ajewole, a Professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan (UI), was killed on Monday. READ ALSO:UNILAG Confirms Student’s Killing, Condoles With Family Pastor Sentenced to Death for Killing Choir Mistress He Impregnated 3 Days Per Week: Kwara Reduces Workdays For Civil…

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Why We Paid Half October Salary To UNILAG, UI, Others’ Lecturers – Govt

Aliyu Aliyu

Minister denies bias payment for ASUU members The Nigerian Government has denied allegation of bias in the payment of salaries to members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU). Platforms Africa has earlier reported that members of ASUU in University of Lagos, University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Ahmadu Bello University, University of Maiduguri, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta and others were paid half of their salaries for October. The government said that members of ASUU were paid their October salary pro-rata and not half salary as was…

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NCDMB Donates Multi-Million Naira Vocational Centre to University of Ibadan

ADEOLA YUSUF

Wabote Harps on Technical Education, describes completion, handing over of facility as an important milestone in Nigerian content development   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday handed over the University of Ibadan Vocational School which it constructed in line with its capacity-building mandate and the Nigerian Content 10-year strategic roadmap. Handing over the facility to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Kayode Adebowale, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote described the completion and handing over of the facility as an important milestone…

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UI, OAU, FUNAAB Break Records In World Best University Rankings

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here is the list of top ten Universities in the World and the positions of the three Nigerian universities in the global rankings   For the first time in the history of Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University and the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) appeared in top positions in the published global rankings Platforms Africa repoŕs that more than 2500 universities are ranked by ARWU every year and the best 1000 are published. This year, Harvard University tops the ranking list for…

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UI, UNILAG, OAU, Two Other Varsities Secure €30,000 Research Grants

Abibat Babalola

The Obafemi Awolowo University; University of Lagos; University of Ibadan; Bayero University Kano; and the University of Jo’s have secured €30,000 research grants to support innovative health research projects. Hayward Mafuyaih, a lecturer and researcher at the University of Jos, said the grant would enable them “get to more sentinel sites” in Plateau State. “We will now be able to take statewide sentinel data that is more robust that will give us precise accuracy in terms of what we are measuring,” said Mr Mafuyaih, a professor of public health, entomology,…

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UI, LASU, Covenant retain Nigeria’s best Federal, State, Private Varsities’ Rankings

ADEOLA YUSUF

Only six universities from Nigeria feature in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University of Ibadan maintained its top spot in Nigeria and ranked 401-500 out of over 1,600 institutions across the world. Platforms Africa reports that this was according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released in September 2021. However, the University of Lagos moved a step ahead to rank second in Nigeria and 501-600 across the world. READ ALSO: Lagos backs down on 168% tuition fee increase for LASU Students Lies People Aged…

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