The National Universities Commission (NUC) says only 25 universities in the country have full accreditation of there courses.
In its “2021 Nigeria University system rankings” dated December 11, 2021, the commission said that less than 70 per cent of courses offered by the other ivory towers were accredited.
According to the ranking, the 25 universities with full accreditation include Federal University Kashere, Gombe State; Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano State; Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil and 22 others.
According to the commission, none of the 113 universities has full complement of professors.
The ranking also rated the University of Ibadan (UI) as the country’s best with 454.56 points.
Full list of 25 varsities fully accredited in Nigeria:
- Adeleke University, Osun state
- Al-Qalam University, Katsina state
- Caleb University, Lagos state
- Chrisland University, Lagos state
- Crescent University, Ogun state
- Federal University, Lokoja
- Federal University, Wukar
- Federal University, Kashere
- Hallmark University, Ogun state
- Hezekiah University, Imo state
- Ibrahim Babangida University, Niger state
- Igbenedion University, Edo state
- Kano University of Science and Technology, Kano
- Kebbi State University of Science and Technology
- Kogi State University
- Maitama Sule University, Kano state
- McPherson University, Ogun state
- Mountain Top University, Ogun state
- Niger Delta University, Delta state
- Nigeria Defence Academy
- PAMO University of Medical Science, River State
- Rivers State University
- Samuel Adegboyega University, Edo state
- Summit University, Kwara state
- Umaru Musa Yar’Ardua University, Katsina state.
