states with highest number of professors in nigeria
Ekiti State Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on 1 October 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. The state, carved out of the territory of old Ondo State, covers the former 12 local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State. On creation, it had 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones. Ekiti State is one of the 36 states (Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)) that constitute Nigeria. Ekiti State is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria. Several pioneer academics are from the state, including Adegoke Olubummo (one of the first Nigerian professors in the field of mathematics), Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi (first Professor of Architecture in Africa south of the sSahara). Others include Professors J. F. Ade Ajayi, Niyi Osundare, Sam Aluko, Prof A. A. Agboola.