WEBOMETRICS TOP NIGERIAN SCHOOLS (N/WEST)

Nigerian Federal Schools Rankings (North West)

Since 2004, Webometrics have collected data and use the data to rank over 30,000 schools worldwide based on their web content. This is not an authoritative ranking of the schools, it is more of a reflection of online authority, and is based on factors like.

In this ranking series, we bring you the top 5 in the rankings for federal Nigerian universities according to Webometrics. We would do this according to geopolitical zones, followed by the overall top 10 list, and then we combine them all together and see where they rank against one another on a national scale.

It would be in this order:

1. North West
2. North Central
3. North East
4. South West
5. South South
6. South East

So, this post covers the North West, let’s go:

5. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma

National Ranking: 72

World Ranking: 8367

State: Katsina

Year established: 2011

Vice Chancellor: Prof. Bichi Armayau Hamisu

Faculties: 13

Estimated student population: 9,400

Notable alumni: None yet

4. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

National Ranking: 28

World Ranking: 3992

State: Sokoto

Year established: 1975

Vice Chancellor: Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis

Faculties: 12

Estimated student population: About 25,000

Notable alumni: Abubakar Malami, Mahmoud Yakubu, Atiku Bagudu

3. Federal University, Dutse

National Ranking: 23

World Ranking: 3790

State: Jigawa

Year established: 2011

Vice Chancellor: Prof Abdulkarim Sabo Muhammad

Faculties: 6

Estimated student population: 12,000 est.

Notable alumni: None yet

2. Bayero University, Kano

National Ranking: 11

World Ranking: 2877

State: Kano

Year established: 1975

Vice Chancellor: Prof. Sagir Adamu Abbas

Faculties: 11

Estimated student population:

Notable alumni: Farouk Lawan, Moses Ochonu, Abba Gumel, Saleh Mamman

1. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

National Ranking: 8

World Ranking: 2262

State: Kaduna

Year established: 1962

Vice Chancellor: Prof. Kabiru Bala

Faculties: 17

Estimated student population: 60,000

Notable alumni: Atiku Abubakar, Attahiru Jega, Musa Umaru Yar'Adua, Nuhu Ribadu, Yahaya Bello

 

You just covered the first list, nice. Do you school here or are an alumni of any of these schools? You could tell us in the Comments section. Also, feel free to tell us what you studied and when you graduated, as well as any other thing you might want to share.

Next post would be covering the North Central.

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