University of Ibadan Ranked Nigeria’s Best University & 8th in Africa

According to the latest ranking of African universities and higher institutions conducted by Journals Consortium on 1,447 higher institutions, University of Ibadan is Nigeria’s best university and 8th best university in Africa.

According to ThisDay, “the Consortium utilised research publications and citations from the last five years (2010 to 2014) as well as visibility on the internet.”

The results of the ranking revealed that South African universities dominated the top 10 list.  University of Cape Town topped the rank with a Total Influence Factor (TIF) of 45.02, followed by Cairo University (43.43) and the University of Pretoria (43.35).