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Photo: Chairman, NiTERAC, Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola The Federal Government will release the 2026 national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education on December 15, according to the Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola. More recently, on October 23, Okebukola said the university ranking had reached the 12th stage of the 17-step process, while the rankings for polytechnics and colleges of education were also progressing.
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✦The 17-step process includes the establishment of institutional ranking committees, consultations with Directors of Academic Planning, agreement on ranking indicators and their weightings, development of a ranking manual and a pilot exercise.
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2026:Photo: Chairman, NiTERAC, Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola The Federal Government will release the 2026 national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education on December 15, according to the Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola.Friday:Okebukola disclosed this in a 17-step framework for the ranking exercise made available to our correspondent on Friday, outlining the processes leading to the publication of the results.2026:The December 15 deadline builds on an earlier assurance by Okebukola that the 2026 ranking would be completed before the end of the year.
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✦Photo: Chairman, NiTERAC, Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola The Federal Government will release the 2026 national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education on December 15, according to the Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola.
✦More recently, on October 23, Okebukola said the university ranking had reached the 12th stage of the 17-step process, while the rankings for polytechnics and colleges of education were also progressing.
✦The 17-step process includes the establishment of institutional ranking committees, consultations with Directors of Academic Planning, agreement on ranking indicators and their weightings, development of a ranking manual and a pilot exercise.
Key Facts:2026: Photo: Chairman, NiTERAC, Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola The Federal Government will release the 2026 national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education on December 15, according to the Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola.Friday: Okebukola disclosed this in a 17-step framework for the ranking exercise made available to our correspondent on Friday, outlining the processes leading to the publication of the results.2026: The December 15 deadline builds on an earlier assurance by Okebukola that the 2026 ranking would be completed before the end of the year.2026: “On the question of timeframe for implementing the ranking, the 2026 edition will happen before the end of the year,” he said.
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The Federal Government will release the 2026 national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education on December 15, says Prof. Peter Okeb
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Photo: Chairman, NiTERAC, Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola The Federal Government will release the 2026 national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education on December 15, according to the Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola.
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More recently, on October 23, Okebukola said the university ranking had reached the 12th stage of the 17-step process, while the rankings for polytechnics and colleges of education were also progressing.
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Photo: Chairman, NiTERAC, Emeritus Prof. Peter Okebukola The Federal Government will release the 2026 national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education on December 15, according to the Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof. Peter Okebukola.
