Name: 2026 Nigerian University Instagram Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-12

Introduction

What are the most popular Nigerian Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Instagram University Ranking of all Nigerian higher-education institutions on Instagram meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Nigeria
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank Instagram University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Nigerian university on the Instagram social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Nigerian Universities on Instagram

Rank	University	Followers	Posts
1	Nile University of Nigeria	22,983	2,204
2	Benson Idahosa University	19,821	1,465
3	University of Ilorin	17,851	1,861
4	Skyline University Nigeria	16,334	2,254
5	Bowen University	14,790	562
6	Lead City University	14,649	1,510
7	Redeemer's University	12,559	1,133
8	Pan-Atlantic University	12,122	1,371
9	Veritas University	11,746	125
10	Coal City University	10,955	393
11	American University of Nigeria	10,390	1,149
12	Edo State University Uzairue	9,017	1,070
13	Mewar International University	7,221	237
14	Adeleke University	5,971	n.a.
15	Tai Solarin University of Education	4,668	271
16	Bells University of Technology	4,258	193
17	Obafemi Awolowo University	3,808	644
18	Anchor University, Lagos	3,601	119
19	Osun State University	3,343	n.a.
20	Madonna University, Nigeria	3,055	430
21	University of Nigeria	3,040	383
22	Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta	2,895	241
23	Fountain University, Osogbo	2,673	657
24	Igbinedion University Okada	2,612	578
25	Joseph Ayo Babalola University	2,347	2
26	Augustine University	2,279	1,030
27	Ajayi Crowther University	2,086	129
28	Thomas Adewumi University	2,007	1,383
29	Michael and Cecilia Ibru University	1,995	86
30	Achievers University, Owo	1,907	367
31	Mountain Top University	1,818	284
32	Chrisland University	1,744	628
33	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University	1,731	38
34	Federal University, Lafia	1,670	441
35	Alex Ekwueme Federal University	1,609	1,312
36	University of Benin	1,559	1
37	The Technical University	1,550	183
38	Wellspring University	1,472	213
39	Kola Daisi University	1,325	290
40	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	1,279	98
41	Hezekiah University	1,108	163
42	Arthur Jarvis University	1,063	338
43	Bayero University Kano	1,004	57
44	Admiralty University of Nigeria	815	n.a.
45	Landmark University	810	272
46	Usmanu Danfodio University	742	25
47	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	735	342
48	Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences	695	103
49	Baze University	695	39
50	Mcpherson University	672	332
51	Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko	650	65
52	Southwestern University, Nigeria	593	86
53	Kaduna State University	546	n.a.
54	Godfrey Okoye University	486	162
55	Ritman University	484	103
56	Western Delta University	482	199
57	Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti	450	77
58	Dominican University, Ibadan	379	397
59	Kings University	343	n.a.
60	Gombe State University	254	3
61	Ambrose Alli University	206	18
62	PAMO University of Medical Sciences	160	2
63	Federal University of Petroleum Resources	153	45
64	Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology	117	7
65	University of Mkar	113	80
66	Al-Qalam University, Katsina	98	12
67	University of Calabar	86	12
68	Summit University Offa	83	4
69	Yobe State University	46	0
70	Karl Kuum University	9	4

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in August 2026.

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