A foremost private institution in Nigeria, Covenant University (CU), has been ranked the country’s top university in the just-released 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The annual ranking, published by Times Higher Education, assesses universities worldwide based on 18 performance indicators across teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement, and international outlook. The university is owned by the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel, headquartered in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. In Nigeria, the University of Ibadan secured second place, with the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and Bayero University, Kano (BUK) rounding out the top five. For the 2024 rankings, the analyzed data from 1,907 universities in 108 countries, include over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and survey responses from more than 68,000 scholars globally. Nigeria’s Overall Best Universities Covenant UniversityUniversity of IbadanFederal University of Technology, AkureUniversity of LagosBayero University, KanoUniversity of Nigeria, NsukkaAfe Babalola University, Ado EkitiUniversity of BeninFederal University ofAgriculture, AbeokutaLadoke Akintola University of TechnologyLagos State UniversityNnamdi Azikiwe University, AwkaObafemi Awolowo University, Ile-IfeUniversity of Port HarcourtAbia State University, UturuAkwa Ibom State UniversityAlex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-AlikeBabcock University, Ilishan RemoBaze UniversityBells University of TechnologyBenson Idahosa UniversityDelta State University, AbrakaEdo State University, UzairueEdwin Clarke UniversityElizade UniversityEvangel University, AkaezeFederal University of KashereFederal University of Petroleum Resources, EffurunFederal University of Technology, MinnaFederal University of Technology, OwerriFountain UniversityLandmark UniversityNasarawa State University, KeffiNiger Delta UniversityPlateau State University, BokkosThomas Adewumi UniversityVeritas University, AbujaYusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano GLOBAL STAGEOn the global stage, the University of Oxford retained its top spot for the ninth consecutive year, while Stanford University rose to second place. Harvard University dropped to fourth, with the University of Cambridge falling to fifth after sharing third place in 2023. Post navigation Aiyedatiwa sacks aide over bribe President Biya alive, active, Cameroonian Authorities insist
