Webometrics in its latest rating rated University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University as the top tertiary institutions in Nigeria

The latest ranking revealed that no Nigerian tertiary institution was among the top 1,000 in the world.

However, on the rank table, the first rated in Nigeria, UI is 1,196 in the world.

Private-owned covenant University, which is second in Nigeria emerged 1,314 in the world; and OAU, third in Nigeria, is 1,503 in global ranking.

Meanwhile, University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos emerged fourth and fifth in Nigeria respectively.

Webometrics is the “largest academic ranking tertiary  Institution” based on the assessment of Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors”.

“The original aim of the ranking is to promote academic web presence, supporting the Open Access initiatives for increasing significantly the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge generated by the universities to the whole society.

“In order to achieve this objective, the publication of rankings is one of the most powerful and successful tools for starting and consolidating the processes of change in the academia, increasing the scholars’ commitment and setting up badly needed long term strategies,” Webometrics said on its website.

Below  is a full list of top 100 Nigerian universities, according to Webometrics