The Federal Government has made participation in Nigeria’s national tertiary education ranking exercise compulsory for all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country.

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee.

The committee has now been expanded and renamed the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee to reflect its broader mandate covering all tertiary institutions.

Alausa said the expanded ranking framework was designed to strengthen quality, accountability and institutional performance while improving the global competitiveness of Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

The minister stressed the importance of having a comprehensive ranking system that evaluates institutions across different categories and provides a clearer assessment of their performance.

The Federal Government said the initiative would also encourage tertiary institutions to improve their standards and promote healthy competition within the sector.