The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 and is the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. Through its graduate network, the University of Ibadan has contributed to the political, industrial, economic and cultural development of Nigeria.
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta is one of the higher institutions of learning owned and run by the Federal government of Nigeria.
Arinola Olasumbo Sanya is a Nigerian professor of physiotherapy at the University of Ibadan and a former commissioner of health in Oyo State, Nigeria. She was appointed professor in 2000, making her the first female professor of physiotherapy in Africa, and the second ever professor of physiotherapy in Nigeria. She is among the Notable Oyo State indigenes.
Rahmon Ade bello is a Nigerian professor of Chemical Engineering, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo, was a Nigerian educational administrator and emeritus professor of English who was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He also served as pro-chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University.
Idowu Bamitale "Tale" Omole is a Nigerian professor of international relations, educational administrator, and former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Olufemi Adebisi Bamiro is a Nigerian professor of mechanical engineering and former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan.
Cyril Agodi Onwumechili was a Nigerian physicist, academic administrator, and professor of geophysics at the University of Ibadan and later University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was the fourth Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife from January 1979 to December 1982 and the former President/Vice Chancellor of the Anambra State University of Technology, Enugu, Nigeria, from January 1983 to December 1986. He delivered the Ahiajoku lecture on 20 November 2000. He was the first Nigerian geophysicist and the second president of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He was elected as president of the Academy in 1979 to succeed Professor Victor Adenuga Oyenuga, the first emeritus professor of the University of Ibadan and the first African professor of Agricultural science.
Akinyinka Omigbodun is a Nigerian professor of Gynecology, Obstetrics and former provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He once served as president of the West African College of Surgeons and chair of the management board of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA).
Isaac Folorunso AdewoleFAS is a Nigerian professor of gynaecology and obstetrics. He was minister of health of Nigeria from November 2015 to May 2019 under the Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. He is a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, and president of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer.
Friday OkonofuaFAS is a Nigerian professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics. He is the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ondo State University of Medical Sciences and founder of Women Health and Action Research Centre, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Benin City, that focuses on promoting female reproductive research.
Francis Egbokhare is a prolific scholar, academic linguist, writer, and professor from Nigeria, and a fellow and the immediate past president of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. He has held positions at the University of Ibadan for many years as a professor of linguistics and as the Director of the Distance Learning Centre. He lives in Ibadan.
Felicia Adetokun Omolara Ogunsheye is the first female professor in Nigeria. She was a professor of library and information science at the University of Ibadan.
Gbemisola Oke is a Nigerian professor of Periodontology and Community Dentistry at University of Ibadan. She was Deputy Vice Chancellor between 2015 and 2017. She has also occupied administrative positions such as Dean, Faculty of Dentistry and Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Ibadan.
Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo is a Nigerian professor of veterinary public health and preventive medicine at the University of Ibadan. She was inaugural Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnership, University of Ibadan, from 2017 to 2021. Since July 2023 she has been Secretary to the State Government of Oyo.
Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun is the first Nigerian female professor of psychiatry. She is a Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. She is also the first female provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
Adebola Babatunde Ekanola is a Nigerian professor of philosophy whose research area is ethics, social and political philosophy with special interest on issues relating to peace and social development in Africa. He is a former acting head of the department of philosophy, former dean of Faculty of Arts, and former director of the Office of International Programmes in the University of Ibadan. Ekanola was appointed acting vice-chancellor the University of Ibadan in November 2020. He is the national coordinator of the Network of Directors of Internationalization in Nigerian Universities (NODINU).
Felix Kolawole Salako is a Nigerian professor of Soil Physics who served as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria, from 2017 to 2022. He is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (FSSSN) and was a two-term deputy vice chancellor before his elevation as a vice chancellor.
Olayinka Ramota Karim FNIFST is a Nigerian professor of food science and the 4th substantive vice-chancellor of Fountain University Osogbo.
Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe popularly known as Baba or Prof was the Nigerian first professor of medicine at the University of Ibadan. He specialised in hypertension and nephrology. He was a former chairman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), former vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the foundation Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin.
