The Federal Government has made it compulsory for all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria to take part in the national tertiary education ranking exercise.
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee, which has now been expanded and renamed the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee to reflect its broader mandate.
Alausa said the new framework would bring universities, polytechnics and colleges of education under a single national ranking system, allowing their performance to be measured on common terms. The exercise will assess institutions across academic performance, research output, institutional development, available resources, and other indicators of educational quality.
According to the minister, the ranking will give institutions a clear basis for comparing their performance, identifying weaknesses, and tracking progress over time.
Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Ahmad, described the policy as a major step toward strengthening accountability and quality across Nigeria’s tertiary education system. She said fostering healthy competition among institutions was key to driving self-assessment and continuous improvement, noting that it would push schools to identify gaps and consistently upgrade the quality of education they offer.
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