Nigeria First Professor of Psychiatry
she began a career in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and mental health in 1986 at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and subsequently had further residency training in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Lancaster Moor Hospital, Lancaster, and the Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn, in the United Kingdom. I also had training in Family Therapy at the Department of Family Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and was also a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania's Bipolar Research Unit. I was awarded a British Chevening Scholarship to study at the Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds where I obtained a Masters in Public Health, with Distinction, in 1999. Through the University of Ibadan MacArthur Foundation-funded Staff Development Programme, I pursued further studies in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Greenwood Institute for Child Health, University of Leicester, UK in 2004.

NIGERIA FIRST UNIVERSITY
The University of Ibadan which was founded in 1984 metamorphosed from the Yaba Higher College. The Yaba high college was founded in 1932 in Yaba, Lagos as the first tertiary educational institute in Nigeria. But in 1948, when the need for a University became pressing, the college staff were transferred to start the University of Ibadan as an external college of the University of London, and the college premises were used for the new Yaba College of Technology. Rt. Hon. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, first Prime Minister of independent Nigeria was the first Chancellor, while Kenneth Dike was the first Nigerian Vice chancellor of the university, after whom the University of Ibadan’s library is named. The University’s current Vice Chancellor is Isaac F. Adewole. Despite being the oldest, the University of Ibadan is ranked with the best Nigerian Universities at the moment.

NIGERIA FIRST POLYTECHNIC

Yaba Higher College was founded in 1934
and, when the students were moved to Ibadan
to create the University of Ibadan in 1948 as
part of the Nigerian Ten-year Technical
Education Development Plan of 1944, the
college was founded as Yaba Technical
Institute, a technical successor institution, in
1947. The creation of the college was
facilitated by bringing together training
centres of public departments, including the
Lands and Survey Training Centre which
started in 1908, and those of the Marine which
started in 1928, the P.W.D. in 1931, the Post
and Telegraphs also in 1931 and the Railways
in 1942. The name was changed to the
current one ( YABATECH ) for the first time in 1963 following
requests from students. Research was added
to instruction and training in the objects of the
institution by the decree of 1969.[3] The name
was changed to Federal Polytechnic Yaba
in 1979, but changed back to the current one
in 1980.
The College was first called "Yaba College of Technology" through Decree 23 in 1969 and again, Decree 33 of 1979 re-named it "Federal Polytechnic Yaba". However, as a result of persistent pressure mounted on Government, in 1980, Government agreed to spare the original name of the College and it reverted to its old name of "Yaba College of Technology"

FIRST SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NIGERIA

Lagos in Lagos State , is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria, founded on 6 June 1859 by the Church Missionary Society . For decades it was the main source of African clergymen and administrators in the
Lagos.
The school began with six students, all boarders in a small, single story building called the 'Cotton House' at
Broad Street . The first pupils were destined to be clergymen. The curriculum included English, Logic, Greek, Arithmetic, Geometry, Geography, History, Bible Knowledge and Latin. The first principal of the school was the scholar and theologian Babington Macaulay , who served until his death in 1878. He was the father of Herbert Macaulay . When the British colony of Lagos was established in 1861, the colonial authorities obtained most of their African clerical and administrative staff from the school.

zenmaster:

NIGERIA FIRST PRIMARY SCHOOL

The first primary (elementary) school was established by the Methodist mission in the first half of the 19 century in the border town of Badagry. After the establishment of the first primary school in 1843, other primary schools were founded in other towns like Abeokuta and Ibadan in southwest Nigeria.
The primary school of 1843 was named Nursery of Infant Church. In 1845, it became St. Thomas’ Anglican Nursery and Primary School. The school was housed in the first story building in Badagry before moving to its location in Topo, Badagry where the relic of the old building can still be seen today.
Now that we know of the first primary school in Nigeria which happen to have been established in southwest Nigeria, let’s take a look at the first primary school in Northern Nigeria. Since the initial purpose of western education was to convert ‘pagans’ to Christianity, Northern Nigeria did not welcome western education until much later. In the North, Islamic education flourish under the highly educated Islamic scholars.
In 1865, the Bishop Crowther LGA Primary School was established in Lokoja, Kogi State by the Anglican missionary. Not much has been written about this school so I can’t tell if it was a successful attempt in western education in Northern Nigeria. In 1899, the colonial government had to establish a government primary school in Lagos for the Muslim students as a result of their unwillingness to attend the missionary schools. This would be the first Government school in Nigeria.

truefact:

Yet first in skull mining...

And first in corwadice...first in this and first in that, yet you are unable to rule yourself without the Hausa Fulani lording it over you...

Who is first in sighting the moon afonja

Pls someone should attach skull mining afonjas pics...

E dey pain am. Abeg, where is the bucket, this guy needs it for his tears. Ipig man wail wella.

crownprince102:
This is a thread that celebrates the achievements the Yorubas in modern history. The Yorubas have being pace setters in many aspect on the African continent and this needs to be celebrated. This isn't meant for a e-tribal war as Nigerians or Africans in general can easily take things personal. The thread will be divided into parts, so watch out fro part 2 in coming days. Here we go!


Mynd44, OAM4J, Lalasticlala, Seun..... front page



1) FIRST SKYSCRAPER IN AFRICA: Skyscrapers are high rising buildings that characterised big cities of today's modern. Skyscrapers are generally accepted to be buildings that are at least 100 metres tall. The first cranes that rised on the trropical black continent came at the ancient city Ibadan. Popularly known as Cocoa house, it was completed in 1965 at a height of 105 metres and it is a 26-storey building. The building is a legacy of Chief Obafemi Awolowo who is the first Premier of old Western Region of Nigeria.

This thread is a product of INFERIORITY COMPLEX
Chai..... Ndi afonja...... the real Chestbeaters

NIGERIA FIRST NEWSPAPER COMPANY

The first newspaper in Nigeria is the Iwe Irohin fun Awon Ara Egba (literally means the newspaper for Egba people). Doubling as the first indigenous language newspaper in Africa, it was established in Abeokuta, Ogun State by Henry Townsend , a Christian missionary. The newspaper was published bi-weekly in two languages: Yoruba and English. It ran for eight years (1859-1967).
The pages of the Iwe Irohin newspaper focused on political activities, births, deaths, and other events that happened in Abeokuta at the time. The paper had no pictures and the printing was done with the crude technology available at the time.

During its eight-year existence, the Iwe Irohin served the purpose of encouraging reading among Abeokuta people and discouraged slave trade. This explains why Townsend quickly became popular and influential in Abeokuta at the time.
The newspaper’s circulation was halted by an uprising in Abeokuta, which led to the destruction of the printing equipment used to produce and publish the newspaper.

StarOfDavid:
The biggest IDP in the whole of africa and the most zombiest muslims in africa

E pain am. , there is no way pig must be pig. CEO does not lie.

Op... U forgot to add the first in the "skull minning " ritalbiz..

FIRST CHURCH IN NIGERIA

The first church in Nigeria is the Cathedral Church of St. Peter, Ake, Abeokuta . Its foundation was laid by Reverend Andrew Desalu Wilhelm, and it was completed in 1898. The church served as a rallying point for a number of Christian missionaries who brought Christianity into Abeokuta at the time.
Although a newer and bigger auditorium has been built in the church premises where worship sessions are now being held, the original structure of the oldest church is still intact in the church premises and preserved as an artefact. Also within the church premises is a hall named after Rev. Henry Townsend, one of the earliest Christian missionaries.

ofai:


This thread is a product of INFERIORITY COMPLEX
Chai..... Ndi afonja...... the real Chestbeaters

Show us your own FIRST pig.

Michael004:
Show us your own FIRST pig.

Doing so will bring me down to your level.

FIRST STOREY BUILDING IN NIGERIA

The foundation of the first storey building in Nigeria was laid in 1842 and the house was completed in 1845 in Badagry, Lagos State.
History has it that the ancient structure was erected by Reverend Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society (CMS).

The structure was occupied by Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African C.M.S Bishop when he undertook the translation of the Holy Bible from English to Yoruba. It was also used as Vicarage for saint Thomas Anglican church.

ofai:

This thread is a product of INFERIORITY COMPLEX Chai..... Ndi afonja...... the real Chestbeaters

But its fact na.
not empty chestbeating like some pigs and idiots do(in nnamdi kanu voice).

Except you want to fight God,that facts will remain forever.

so dont be threatened!

Basic123:


But its fact na.

not empty chestbeating like some pigs and idiots do(in nnamdi kanu voice).


Except you want to fight God,that facts will remain forever.


so dont be threatened!

Threatened? Loooooool......

If these is all your tribe can boast about...then sorry is your name

A TV station that is not first rated and watched from the beginning by at least 70% of the region. How many of your people had TVs then? Loool.

A Cocoa building that has lost its relevance in the economy. It has become an antique.

A stadium looking like a shadow of itself today.

Wole soyinka with all due and sincere respect is not the only 'first' in Africa literary space.

I could go on and on..... Anyway let me allow you chest beaters do what you are good at - NOISE MAKING AND CHEST BEATING.

FIRST CONSTRUCTED EXPRESS WAY IN NIGERIA

The Lagos–Ibadan Expressway is a 127.6-kilometre-long (79.3 mi) expressway connecting Ibadan , the capital of Oyo State and Lagos , Nigeria's largest city. It is also the major route to the northern, southern and eastern parts of Nigeria. The expressway is the oldest in Nigeria, commissioned in August 1978 during the Military era, under the administration of Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo, who resigned on October 1, 1979, before he was later elected in May 29, 1999.
This expressway is the busiest inter-state route in Nigeria and handles more than 250,000 PCUs daily and constitutes one of the largest road networks in Africa. It is part of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) projects, concerned with road improvement and connectivity between the
States of Nigeria .

FIRST HOSPITAL IN NIGERIA

Sacred Heart Personal Hospital, Lantoro, was established in 1895, about 117 years ago. It is the oldest existing medical hospital in Nigeria. The hospital was established by Catholic Missionaries and presently under the proprietorship of Most Revd. Dr. Peter Olukayode Odetoyinbo who took over from the now Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, the Most Revd. Alfred Adewale Martins. The hospital is a 300 bed hospital with Dr. Kehinde Sowole as the first indigenous Medical Director. Sacred Heart Hospital os the off-shot of many other Catholic hospitals in and around the state and presently has annexes at Aiyetoro,

ofai:


Threatened? Loooooool......

If these is all your tribe can boast about...then sorry is your name

A TV station that is not first rated and watched from the beginning by at least 70% of the region. How many of your people had TVs then? Loool.

A Cocoa building that has lost its relevance in the economy. It has become an antique.

A stadium looking like a shadow of itself today.

Wole soyinka with all due and sincere respect is not the only 'first' in Africa literary space.

I could go on and on..... Anyway let me allow you chest beaters do what you are good at - NOISE MAKING AND CHEST BEATING.

but they are still the first na!...lolz

dont you check the topic of thread?

if you checked the topic but still typed all these rants.That is PAIN AND INFERIORITY COMPLEX.And there is nothing we can do about that,but to pray for you

FIRST MEDICAL SURGEON IN NIGERIA

Sir Samuel Layinka Ayodeji Manuwa , CMG , OBE (1903–1976) was a pioneering Nigerian surgeon ,
Inspector General of Medical Services and former Chief Medical Adviser to the Federal Government of Nigeria. He was the first Nigerian to pass the FRCS [1] and he graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1934. [2] In 1966, he was elected president of the World Federation for Mental Health. During his lifetime he served as a Nigerian aristocrat , holding the
chieftaincy titles of the Obadugba of the Ondo clan, the
Olowa Luwagboye of the Ijebu clan and the Iyasere of the Itebu Lineage, all of the south-western region of the country.

ofai:


Doing so will bring me down to your level.

Even the dead knows you don't have first. So be consoling yourself.

FIRST MEDICAL DOCTOR TO PRACTICE IN NIGERIA

Nathaniel Thomas King was born in Hastings, Sierra Leone , to the Yoruba family of Reverend Thomas and Mary King. [2][3] His father was a catechist of the Church Missionary Society who assisted Ajayi Crowther in translating the Bible to Yoruba . [4] In 1850, his father moved to the Yoruba mission in Abeokuta , Ogun State , and the family went along with him. In 1861, the young King was recommended by Henry Venn as one of the four students to be trained at a Church Mission Society (CMS) pre-medical training program under Dr A. A. Harrison, a Cambridge -trained doctor. However, Harrison died in 1865 and Venn recommended King to
Fourah Bay College [5] to continue his studies. While in
Freetown , he also worked in the colonial hospital. King later went to King's College, London, with sponsorship from his uncle, Henry Robbin, and CMS. King obtained his MRCS from King's College and his medical degree from University of Edinburgh in 1876. He returned to Nigeria and was involved in developing modern medical practice in the country.
In Nigeria, he promoted environmental sanitation, acted as an examiner for CMS Grammar School, Lagos, and Wesley College and he was also a trust member of the Rebecca Hussey fund for Africans.

FIRST FEMALE MEDICAL DOCTOR IN NIGERIA.

The first female medical Doctor in Nigeria is Mrs, Dr Abimbola Silva . In 1979, she was honoured with the Officer of the Order of the Niger. She was also the oldest female medical doctor before she died July 19, 2016 at 89 years.
She was born in Lagos on the 17th of May 1926 to the family of Reverend Samuel Charles Phillips and Mrs Evangeline Elizabeth.Dr Silva started her education at the Caxton House School, Lagos in 1929. The school was a kindergarten started by Mrs Abimbola Gibson (Nee Blaise). From Caxton House, she went on to the CMS Girls’ School on Broad Street in 1931 when she was almost five years old. She finished her secondary education in Grade 1 with a distinction in
Mathematics in 1943.She left for England in 1944 towards the end of the Second World War and was admitted to study Medicine at the University of Liverpool. She graduated in December 1951 and became the first Nigerian woman to graduate in medicine with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B Ch.B) and the third to qualify as a doctor. Two other women had qualified as doctors before her; they were Dr Mrs. Abimbola Awoliyi (who had inspired her) and Dr. Mrs. Amy Nwapa (nee Johnson) both of whom were licentiates.

What's up with the self serving topics popping up on Nl these days.

FIRST LAWYER TO PRACTICE IN NIGERIA

Christopher Alexander Sapara Williams (1855–1915) was the first indigenous Nigerian lawyer, called to the English bar on 17 November 1879. In addition to his legal practice, he came to play an influential role in the politics of Nigeria during the colonial era. [1] Williams was the elder brother of Oguntola Sapara , who became a prominent physician.
Williams was born on 14 July 1855. [3] He was of
Ijesha origin, but was born in Sierra Leone . [4] He studied the Law in London at the Inner Temple , and was called to the English bar on 17 November 1879. Returning from the United Kingdom, he began practising law in Lagos Colony on 13 January 1888. He had an unmatched reputation as an advocate, and had intimate knowledge of unwritten customary law. He enrolled in the Nigerian Bar Association on 30 January 1888, and was Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association from 1900 to 1915.
Although Williams was the first indigenous Nigerian to formally qualify as a lawyer, he was not the only one to practice the law. Due to the shortage of qualified lawyers, until 1913 it was common for non-lawyers with basic education and some knowledge of English law to be appointed to practice as attorneys.

ofai:


This thread is a product of INFERIORITY COMPLEX
Chai..... Ndi afonja...... the real Chestbeaters

Bros, nobody is fighting with u na.
Nobody called u to comment.
The op didn't mention ur tribe
Why trolling and spewing trash.

ofai:


Threatened? Loooooool......

If these is all your tribe can boast about...then sorry is your name

A TV station that is not first rated and watched from the beginning by at least 70% of the region. How many of your people had TVs then? Loool.

A Cocoa building that has lost its relevance in the economy. It has become an antique.

A stadium looking like a shadow of itself today.

Wole soyinka with all due and sincere respect is not the only 'first' in Africa literary space.

I could go on and on..... Anyway let me allow you chest beaters do what you are good at - NOISE MAKING AND CHEST BEATING.

I swear this generation of yolobats are sold. Imagine all the nonsense so-called 'firsts' the yololobats boast of. Am ashamed of these people.

I was hoping to see things like- yolobats invented the first tv or their first professors pioneered word changing research in science and technology etc. But no, they celebrate nonsense and mediocrity.

Yolobats are the problem with nigeria and i swear the yolobar race has sunk forever.

ofai:

This thread is a product of INFERIORITY COMPLEX Chai..... Ndi afonja...... the real Chestbeaters

Really.... Your region can't boast of one skyscraper even in the 21st century.

ofai:

This thread is a product of INFERIORITY COMPLEX Chai..... Ndi afonja...... the real Chestbeaters

Really.... Your region can't boast of one skyscraper even in the 21st century.

first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief (Mrs.) Folake Solanke celebrated her 85th birthday in style in Ondo State.
The first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief (Mrs.) Folake Solanke
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Wednesday urged lawyers and judges in the country to tap from the knowledge and experience of the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief (Mrs.) Folake Solanke, describing the octogenarian as a “bundle of gift”. She celebrated her birthday on the 29th of March, 2017.
Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria himself, gave the counsel in Ibadan while speaking with journalists during the 85th birthday celebration of Chief Solanke where many dignitaries from all walks of life including the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, former Presidents of the Nigerian Bar Association Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), converged to celebrate her.
The governor, who said that the celebrant was his professional mother, noted that the judiciary had not learnt enough from the legal luminary, saying: “Judges and lawyers can learn from her now that she is still alive; learn from her diction and courage."
He said that he is a son of Chief Solanke, disclosing that since he became governor “Chief Solanke has always been present anytime we had events in Ondo State.”
Amosun eulogized Solanke’s elegance, eloquence and beauty, saying “despite the fact that she is 85, she looks like 16.”
Chief Olufolake Solanke became the first female lawyer to be conferred with Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in March 1981.
Chief Solanke who was born in Abeokuta on 29th March 1932, is a female trailblazer, who has broken glass ceilings, and has many numerous achievements including the National honour of the Commander of the Order of Niger. In 1972, Solanke was appointed the first Commissioner of Western State and chairperson of the Western Nigeria Television Broadcasting Corporation (WNTBC).
On the international scene, Chief Folake Solanke became a source of pride for Nigerian woman and Africans as a whole when on July 21st 1994 she became the 42nd president of Zonta International, an organization that focus primarily on advancing the status of women, the first non – Caucasian to be elected to hold the position since the organisation was founded in 1919.
Chief Folake Solanke has broken gender barriers to become a role model, making positive impact in our society. Join us in celebrating Chief Folake Solanke, SAN, OON, CON at 85.
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