…only University of Ibadan makes continent’s top 10 as experts warn of widening skills deficit
…education allocation falls further below UNESCO benchmark despite rising budgetary spending
The emergence of only one Nigerian university among Africa’s top 10 institutions in the latest global rankings has again highlighted the country’s deepening education crisis, as a new report shows that Nigeria’s education funding gap has widened to N5.18 trillion despite rising budgetary allocations.
According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, the University of Ibadan was the only Nigerian institution to make Africa’s top 10 list, ranking fourth on the continent behind South Africa’s leading universities and Egypt’s top institutions.
The rankings, which assess universities based on academic research performance and global reputation, placed the University of Cape Town first in Africa, followed by Cairo University and the University of the Witwatersrand.
Other institutions in the
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