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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Actress Adesua Etomi Plus Husband Banky W Celebrate Son Hezekiah's First Birthday Together
Singer Tiwa Savage Debunks Sabotaging Female Colleagues
Senator Ned Nwoko Gifts Actress Wife Regina Daniels A Huge Ring In Replacement For Her Missing Wedding Ring
Friday, October 10, 2025
Rapper Erigga Reveals Why He Can't Quit Music
Nigerian rapper Erhiga Agarivbie, popularly known as Erigga, has revealed that he can’t quit music, stressing that he is doing it for passion and not for social/financial gains.
He said: “Every year, people leave music for real-life issues. But I can’t stop. Music is life. It’s what keeps me going. Take the business and everything out of it, it’s more of a passion. I can’t disappoint my fans."
-Rapper Erigga In an interview with Hip TV.
Musician 9ice Reveals Plans To Get A Tribal Mark At 50 Years Of Age
Singer Tiwa Savage Says Nigerians Don't Give Her Enough Accolades
Nigeria's Super Eagles Keep World Cup Hope Alive As They Edge Past Lesotho With A 2-1 Scoreline At The 2026 Qualifiers
Crooner Wizkid Throws A Jab At You-Know-Who
Actress Regina Daniels Stuns In Red As She Celebrates Birthday
Singer Omah Lay Claims That The Nigerian Music Industry Is Becoming Boring
Afrobeats singer, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has claimed that the Nigerian music industry is becoming boring.
The ‘Soso’ hitmaker promised to spice up African music soon.
On his Snapchat, Omah Lay wrote, “Una music industry is boring AF! Spirit is coming to f**k up the continent in a bit.”
This is coming after another Nigerian singer, Slimcase, expressed concern over the country’s music industry, claiming that Afrobeats artists’ sounds were becoming boring.
The Shaku Shaku crooner urged Afrobeats to release less music in order to bid excitements and anticipation for their releases.
He claimed that the constant release of songs among the Afrobeat stars was “killing” the genre.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Singer Adekunle Gold Says He Can Afford To Fail In Music But Not As Father And Husband
University Of Ibadan Emerges Nigeria’s Best University For 2026
The University of Ibadan (UI) has reclaimed its position as Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, emerging ahead of 50 other Nigerian institutions.
According to the ranking, published on Thursday, October 9, UI now sits within the 801–1000 global band, a major improvement from its fourth-place position in 2025. The prestigious Ibadan-based federal university last held the top spot in 2023.
THE assessed 2,191 institutions from 115 countries, using 18 performance indicators across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
UI’s resurgence dethroned Covenant University (CU), which had been ranked Nigeria’s best in 2024 and 2025. Following UI in the 2026 rankings are the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Bayero University, Kano (BUK), and Covenant University, ranked second, third, and fourth respectively.
The report revealed a global reshuffle in higher education performance, drawing from 174.9 million citations across 18.7 million research publications and survey responses from over 108,000 scholars worldwide.
Among Nigerian universities, UNILAG ranked highest for research quality, scoring 66.7, while BUK led in international outlook. Covenant University achieved the top industry score, reflecting strong links with the private sector.
Out of the 51 Nigerian institutions featured, only UI and UNILAG fall within the 801–1000 range globally. BUK, Covenant University, and Landmark University placed between 1001–1200, while five others — Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMinna), University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), University of Jos (UNIJOS), and University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) — ranked between 1201–1500.
A further 14 Nigerian universities were placed above 1501, while 27 institutions were listed but not ranked.
Full list of ranked Nigerian universities (THE 2026):
-University of Ibadan (801–1000)
-University of Lagos (801–1000)
-Bayero University (1001–1200)
-Covenant University (1001–1200)
-Landmark University (1001–1200)
-Ahmadu Bello University (1201–1500)
-Federal University of Technology, Minna (1201–1500)
-University of Ilorin (1201–1500)
-University of Jos (1201–1500)
-University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1201–1500)
-Babcock University (1501+)
-Delta State University, Abraka (1501+)
-Ekiti State University (1501+)
-Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (1501+)
-Federal University of Technology, Akure (1501+)
-Federal University of Technology, Owerri (1501+)
-Federal University Oye-Ekiti (1501+)
-Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (1501+)
-Lagos State University (1501+)
-Nnamdi Azikiwe University (1501+)
-Obafemi Awolowo University (1501+)
-University of Benin (1501+)
-University of Calabar (1501+)
-University of Port Harcourt (1501+)
Other participating institutions include Admiralty University of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State University, Baze University, Bowen University, Redeemer’s University, Nasarawa State University, and Rivers State University, among others.
THE noted that for a university to qualify, it must teach undergraduates, conduct multidisciplinary research, and have published at least 1,000 research papers between 2020 and 2024 (a minimum of 100 annually).
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