Webometrics offers data on online relevance of academic publications of a university.

The top two universities remain unchanged from last year's result. University Of Ibadan is number 1, Covenant University is number 2.

The top ten universities have seven federal universities, two private universities and one state university. 

1 University of Ibadan
2 Covenant University Ota
3 Obafemi Awolowo University
4 University of Nigeria
5 University of Lagos
6 Ahmadu Bello University
7 Federal University of Technology Akure
8 University of Port Harcourt
9 Landmark University
10 Adekunle Ajasin University
11 Bayero University Kano
12 Federal University of Technology Minna
13 University of Calabar
14 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
15 University of Benin

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it turns out that high heels weren’t originally intended for women – and they weren’t even designed to be walked in.

According to an exhibition on men’s shoes at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, heels were initially worn by Persian horsemen to help them secure their feet in stirrups.

Heels have been a part of fashion for many centuries but surprisingly enough, these elegant shoes which give extra height and posture were not solely reserved for women. Dukes and Monarchs alike (Louis XIV in particular) were well known for their extravagant shoes with elaborate decorations sometimes depicting scenes of battle. Back in those days, many shoes that were custom designed for Louis XIV boasted a heel of anywhere up to ten inches!

While heels are predominantly reserved for women, there have been occasions throughout history where they have featured heavily as a practical and fashion element for men. Let’s take the Romans for example;  both men and women wore sandals with a platform heel, known as Cothurns, in an attempt to raise the wearer above the mud and rubbish in the streets. Cowboy boots were first developed as an attempt to stop the foot sliding through stirrups while on horseback, and of course, who could forget the highly popular platform shoes worn by both men and women during the 1970’s.

Originally reserved for the aristocracy, heeled shoes soon filtered down the rungs of society and became acceptable footwear for all. The heel itself became less of a practical necessity and developed into what we see and wear today however, the sight of a man gracefully strutting down the high street in six inch stilettos is somewhat of a rarity nowadays.