The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has been rated as best state University in the country.
The latest rating, titled, ‘2021 ranking of Nigerian Universities,’ also confirmed LAUTECH as fourth best university overall.
LAUTECH, which is owned by the Oyo State Government, came after the University of Ibadan, the Redeemers University and Covenant University.
The ranking by the National Universities Commission, aimed at driving improvement of the Nigerian University system, was reportedly powered by the League of Directors of Academic Planning of all universities in the country.
The 2021 university rating, held on Saturday, December 11, 2021, was said to have been implemented under the auspices of the NUC Strategy Advisory Committee.
The ranking was released on Monday afternoon with details contained on nusrankings.ng.