OAU Is the Best Nigerian University, Ranked Eighth In Africa

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has been rated the best university in Nigeria and number eight in Africa in the latest webometric ranking. The university’s news bulletin issued on Tuesday contained this information quoting the new Webometric rating by Cybermetric Lab of Spain, a renowned research council world over. In the publication it was noted that the council rated OAU higher on the ladder from number 14 to eight in Africa. The council also confirmed the university’s academic excellence and intellectual supremacy, saying this was the first time that a Nigerian university would be so ranked consecutively. “This is a development that academic analysts and management of universities in Africa have hailed as a monumental leap for educational advancement in Nigeria, ‘’ it stated. The institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bamitale Omole, reacted by attributing the giant strides recorded by his administration to unparalleled research output, administrative acumen as well as technical competence of the staff. He added that only a focused leadership, the hallmark of his management team, could produce such a feat. The dedication to duty of all stakeholders was commended by the Vice-Chancellor. He thanked them for making sure that the ideas of the university founding fathers became a reality.