The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has secured eight awards worth ₦260.29 million under the 2026 National Research Fund (NRF), emerging as the fourth-best-performing university in the latest Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) ranking cycle.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, disclosed this on Monday in Ilorin at a news conference ahead of the university’s 41st convocation ceremony.
Egbewole said the university ranked first in Nigeria in Aquatic Science in the 2026 SCImago Institutions Rankings. It also ranked fifth among seven Nigerian universities featured in the 2026–2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings and joint fourth in the World University Rankings 2027.
Other SCImago rankings included second place nationally in Animal Science and Zoology, and Surgery; third in Veterinary Science, Mathematics, and Library and Information Science; and fourth in Computer Science.
Egbewole said the results reflected the university’s growing research capacity and commitment to academic excellence.
The university will award degrees, diplomas and other qualifications to 16,152 graduands at the convocation. They include 365 First Class graduates, 4,367 in Second Class Upper Division, 5,102 in Second Class Lower Division, 1,006 in Third Class and 30 with Pass degrees.
