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Did NUC rank Nigeria’s worst universities?
A blog claims that NUC has published the names of the worst universities in Nigeria.
The claim is False.
On 6thMay 2024, a blog, Daily Gist, posted that theNational Universities Commission (NUC) has published the names of the worst universities in Nigeria. The blog identified Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University as the worst university in Nigeria with 0.59 points.
The post reads in part: “The National Universities Commission (NUC) has published a list of the worst universities in Nigeria in its ranking.
“Just as there are the best universities in Nigeria, so are the worst private and public universities and colleges.
“There is no point in attending a university that the commissioning body (NUC) has listed out as being among the worst universities, especially where there are options of the best, highly-ranked universities to choose from.”
A check on NUC’s website showed that there is no published list of the worst universities in Nigeria. No such publication was also found on the universities’ regulatory body’s social media accounts, such as X and Facebook.
Daily Gist also failed to attribute the publication to any source. The NUC website or the Executive Secretary was not cited as the source of the publication, and no link was provided to any source.
The same was earlier published on 7thJanuary 2023 by another blog, Odogwu Media Communication, but with the headline “FULL LIST: NUC Publishes Names Of Terrible Universities In Nigeria.”
However, such a report was not found on credible websites or news channels.
CONCLUSION
The claim that the National University Commission has published a list of the worst universities in Nigeria is false. No such list exists on the NUC website, other credible sources, or news channels.