January 21, 2025
By Ayinde Adeleke
Covenant University has emerged as the top-ranked university in Nigeria, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking for 2025.
The ranking, which evaluates universities based on various criteria, including teaching, research, and international outlook, placed Covenant University at the top of the list, followed closely by Ahmadu Bello University and Landmark University.
The University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos also made it to the top five, ranking fourth and fifth respectively. Other notable universities that made it to the top 20 include Bayero University, Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Benin.
The full list of the top 44 universities in Nigeria, according to the THE 2025 ranking, is as follows:
- Covenant University
- Ahmadu Bello University
- Landmark University
- University of Ibadan
- University of Lagos
- Bayero University
- Federal University of Technology Akure
- Federal University of Technology, Minna
- University of Benin
- University of Ilorin
- University of Nigeria Nsukka
- Ekiti State University
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- Federal University of Technology, Owerri
- Federal University Oye-Ekiti
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
- Lagos State University
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- University of Port Harcourt
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
- Abia State University
- Akwa Ibom State University
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike
- Ambrose Alli University
- Baze University
- Bells University of Technology
- Benson Idahosa University
- Bowen University
- Delta State University, Abraka
- Evangel University, Akaeze
- Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
- Godfrey Okoye University
- Lagos State University of Education
- Lagos State University of Science and Technology
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi
- Niger Delta University
- Nile University of Nigeria
- Osun State University
- Rivers State University
- Thomas Adewumi University
- University of Cross River State
- University of Maiduguri
- Veritas University, Abuja
