The University of Benin (UniBen) has been ranked sixth by the Times Higher Education (THE) in its latest world universities rankings for Nigeria.
In the rating, the performance indicators were centred on teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
The rankings were also based on the analyses of over 15 million research publications and survey responses from approximately 40,000 scholars worldwide.
Reacting to the ranking, Benedicta Ehanire, spokeswoman for the university, stated, “This information has been well received by the University of Benin community as it serves as a confidence booster. The university is at the conclusion stage of securing international accreditation by the Quality Assurance Agency, United Kingdom.”
Ms Ehanire added, “It is expected that the University of Benin will be the first to be so recognised among Nigerian universities.”
(NAN)
