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Top 100 Universities In Nigeria, year ending 2015 (Look who's no 1)

The National University Commission (NUC), has named University of Ibadan in Oyo state as the number one tertiary institution in Nigeria. ‎Releasing its annual university rankings for 2015, the body, which is responsible for accreditation of schools, put University of Lagos in second place and rated Covenant University as the best private university. Below is the 2015 Top 100 Universities in Nigeria by NUC: 1. University of Ibadan, UI 2. University of Lagos, Unilag 3. University of Benin, Uniben 4. Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU 5. Ahmadu Bello University, Abu 6. University of Ilorin, Unilorin 7. University of Jos, Unijos 8. University of Port Harcourt, Uniport 9. University of Maiduguri, Unimaid 10. University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, 11. Lagos State University, Lasu 12. Federal University of Technology, Futo 13. Covenant University, CU 14. University of Nigeria, UNN 15. Federal University of Technology, Futa 16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Unizik 17. Enugu State University of Science

Google Honours Lucy the Australopithecus

Hey,  Have you checked your computer today? Have you used the internet, or launched a search via www.google.com? Did you notice anything strange?   Moving apes replaced the "oo" isn't it?  Wondered what the new Google logo is about? Then let's find out. The 41st anniversary of the discovery of ' Lucy ' has been celebrated with a   Go ogle Doodle . 'Lucy' is a collection of fossilised bones that once made up the skeleton of a hominid from the Australopithecus afarensis species. She  lived in Ethiopia  3.2 million years ago. First discovered in 1973, the discovery was remarkably 'complete' - 40 per cent of her skeleton was found intact, rather than just a  handful of incomplete and damaged fossils  that usually make up remains of a similar age.‎ ‎As her named suggests, Lucy came from the Australopithecus genus, and was a member of the Hominini tribe, just like us. Lucy was one of the later Australopiths, and is believed to have lived in   what is