Full List: Yabatech, Ilaro Poly Emerge Top in New Ranking of Nigerian Polytechnics

Webometrics has released the July 2021 edition of its ranking of the universities and other higher education institutions across the world.

A closer look at the ranking by Legit.ng indicates that Yaba College of Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, and Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, occupied the top spots among the polytechnics.

Among the top three, the Lagos State Polytechnic is the only state-owned; the other two are federal-owned polytechnics.

Legit.ng gathers that the aim of the ranking is to promote academic web presence and support the Open Access initiatives.

The ranking criteria include openness rank, impact rank, presence rank, and excellence rank, The Punch also reported.

Please note that both universities and polytechnics in the country were ranked together. Also, some polytechnics were ranked higher than some universities.

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The list provided here extracted polytechnics from the ranking. The list of the universities can be found here.

See the list below:

1. Yaba College of Technology
2. Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
3. Lagos State Polytechnic
4. Auchi Polytechnic
5. Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti
6. Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri
7. Federal Polytechnic Ede
8. Federal Polytechnic Bauchi
9. Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta
10. Petroleum Training Institute Effurun
11. Air Force Institute of Technology Nigeria
12. Institute of Management Technology IMT Enugu
13. Federal Polytechnic Offa
14. Federal Polytechnic Bida
15. Federal Polytechnic Oko
16. Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin
17. Federal Polytechnic Idah
18. Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua
19. Abia State Polytechnic
20. (1) Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana
21. Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa
22. Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo Ohaji
23. Polytechnic Ibadan
24. Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic
25. Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo
26. Plateau State Polytechnic Barkin Ladi
27. Delta State Polytechnic Otefe Oghara
28. Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade GAPOSA
29. Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja
30. Edo State Polytechnic Usen
31. Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Rumuola
32. Crown Polytechnic
33. Igbajo Polytechnic
34. Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic
35. Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi Uku
36. Heritage Polytechnic
37. AllOver Central Polytechnic
38. Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo
39. Kaduna Polytechnic
40. Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic
41. Jigawa State Polytechnic Dutse
42. Polytechnic Ife
43. Covenant Polytechnic Aba
44. Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri
45. Lagos City Polytechnic
46. Temple Gate Polytechnic
47. Interlink Polytechnic
48. Prime Polytechnic
49. Tower Polytechnic
50. Fidei Polytechnic Gboko
51. Federal Polytechnic Mubi
52. Dorben Polytechnic
53. Temple Gate Polytechnic Aba

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Four new universities approved by Buhari

Meanwhile, the federal government has announced the approval for the establishment of four new universities to address the shortfall in technology, medicine and nutrition in Nigeria.

The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, who was represented by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, June 21.

President Muhammadu Buhari also approved N18 billion for the establishment of the four specialised universities.

ASUU threatens to embark on fresh strike

In another report, lecturers in public universities across the country are threatening to embark on a fresh industrial action.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) issued the threat when it accused Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, of refusing to pay the salaries and remittance of over 1000 staff for 13 months.

This is contained in a press statement issued by Lazarus Maigoro, the ASUU chairman, the University of Jos chapter.

Source: Legit.ng