*KNOW YOUR FIRST NIGERIAN PROFESSORS*
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1. *First Nigerian Professor of HISTORY~ PROF. KENNETH DIKE (FROM AWKA, ANAMBRA).*
2. *First Nigerian Professor of PHILOSOPHY~ PROF. OLUBI SODIPO (FROM ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE).*
3. *First Nigerian Professor of LINGUISTIC~ PROF. AYO BAMGBOSE (FROM OGUN STATE).*
4. *First Nigerian Professor of FRENCH LANGUAGE~ PROF. EVANS.*
5. *First Nigerian Professor of ARABIC LANGUAGE & ISLAMIC STUDIES ~ PROF M.O.A ABDUL (IJEBU ODE, OGUN STATE)*.
6. *First Nigerian Professor of YORUBA & AFRICAN LITERATURE~ PROF. WANDE ABIMBOLA (FROM OYO, OYO STATE).*
7. *First Nigerian Professor of MUSIC~ PROF. LAZARUS EKWUEME (FROM OKO, ANAMBRA STATE).*
8. *First Nigerian Professor of THEATRE & ARTS~ PROF. JOEL ADEYINKA ADEDEJI (ESA OKE, OSUN STATE).*
9. *First Professor of MASS COMMUNICATION in Nigeria~ PROF. ALFRED OPUBOR (NIGERIAN-COTONOU).*
10. *First Nigerian Professor of LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE~ PROF. MRS ADETOUN OGUNSHEYE*
11. *First Nigerian Professor of EDUCATION~ PROF. ALIU BABATUNDE 'BAB'S' FAFUNWA (ISALE EKO, LAGOS STATE).*
12. *First Nigerian Professor of PHYSICAL EDUCATION~ PROF. M. OLUWAFEMI AJISAFE (EKITI STATE).*
13. *First Nigerian Professor of TESTS & MEASUREMENT~ PROF. DIBU OJERINDE (IGBOHO, OYO STATE).*
14. *First Nigerian Professor of LAW~ PROF. TESLIM OLAWALE ELIAS (LAGOS STATE(*
15. *First Nigerian Professor of AGRICULTURE~ PROF. VICTOR ADENUGA OYENUGA (IJEBU IFE, OGUN STATE).*
16. *First Nigerian Professor of ANIMAL SCIENCE~ PROF. GABRIEL. M. BABATUNDE (AFIJIO, OYO STATE).*
17. *First Nigeria Professor of FORESTRY~ PROFESSOR KOLADE ADEYOJU (IJAN-EKITI, EKITI STATE).*
18. *First Nigerian professor of CLINICAL PHARMACY~ PROF. NZEBUNWA AGUWA (EKE-NGURU, IMO STATE).*
19. *First Nigerian Professor of MEDICINE~ PROF. THEOPHILUS OGUNLESI (SAGAMU, OGUN STATE).*
20. *First Nigerian Professor of NURSING~ PROF (MRS). ELFRIDA. O. ADEBO (ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE).*
21. *First Nigerian Professor of PHYSIOTHERAPY~ PROF. VINCENT C. B. NWOGA (ASABA, DELTA STATE).*
22. *First Nigerian Professor of ANATOMY~ PROF. THOMAS ADESANYA GRILLO (LAGOS STATE).*
23. *First Nigerian Professor of PHYSIOLOGY~ HRH PROF. JOSEPH CHIKE EDOZIEN (ASABA, DELTA STATE).*
24. *First Nigerian Professor of PSYCHIATRY~ PROF. THOMAS ADEOYE LAMBO (ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE).*
25. *First Nigerian Professor of PUBLIC HEALTH~ PROF. OLADELE AJOSE (LAGOS STATE).*
26. *First Nigerian Professor of NUTRITION~ PROF BABATUNDE OGUNTONA.*
27. *First Nigerian Professor of PAEDIATRICS~ PROF OLIKOYE RANSOME-KUTI (ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE).*
28. *First Nigerian Professor of BOTANY~ PROF. ENI NJOKU (OHAFIA, ABIA STATE).*
29. *First Nigerian Professor of PHYSICS~ PROF. MUYIWA AWE (ESIE, KWARA STATE).*
30. *First Nigerian Professor of STATISTICS~ PROF. NWOUE ADICHIE "CHINAMADA'S DAD (ABBA, ANAMBRA STATE).*
31. *First Nigerian Professor of MATHEMATICS ~ PROF. CHIKE OBI (ANAMBRA STATE).*
32. *First Nigerian Professor of GEOLOGY ~ PROF. MOSOBOLAJE O. OYAWOYE (OFFA, KWARA STATE).*
33. *First Nigerian Professor of COMPUTER Science~ PROF. OLU LONGE.*
34. *First Nigerian Professor of CHEMISTRY ~ PROF. STEPHEN OLUWOLE AWOKOYA (AWA-IJEBU, OGUN STATE).*
35. *First Nigerian Professor of ARCHITECTURE ~ PROF. EKUNDAYO Adeyemi (IYIN-EKITI, EKITI STATE).*
36. *First Nigerian Professor of URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING ~ PROF. ADEPOJU ONIBOKUN (IWOYE-IJESHA, OSUN STATE)*
37. *First Nigerian Professor of ESTATE MANAGEMENT~ PROF. JOHN. A. UMEH (NNOBI, ANAMBRA STATE).*
38. *First Nigerian Professor of ACCOUNTING~ PROF. MICHEAL A. ADEYEMO (IRUN-AKOKO, ONDO STATE)*
39. *First Nigerian Professor of MARKETING~ PROF. JULIUS ONUORAH ONAH (ORBA, ENUGU STATE).*
40. *First Nigerian Professor of INSURANCE~ PROF. JOSEPH. O. IRUKWU (ETEEM, ABIA STATE).*
41. *First Nigerian Professor of CHEMICAL ENGINEERING~ PROF. SIKIRU A. SANNI (IBADAN, OYO STATE).*
42. *First Nigerian Professor of INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ~ Prof. David. E. Osifo (Benin-city, Edo State)*
43. *First Nigerian Professor of CIVIL ENGINEERING PROF. IFEDAYO O. OLADAPO (ONDO, STATE).*
44. *First Nigerian Professor of PETROLEUM ENGINEERING ~ PROF. GABRIEL KAYODE FALADE*
45. *First Nigerian Professor of MINING ENGINEERING ~ PROF. ZACHEUS OPAFUNSO (EDE, OSUN STATE).*
46. *First Nigerian Professor of PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING ~ PROF. PAUL AIBINUOLA OLUWANDE.*
47. *First Nigerian Professor of GEOGRAPHY ~ PROF. AKIN MOBOGUNJE (IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE)*
48. *First Nigerian Professor of PSYCHOLOGY ~ PROF. DENNIS UGWUEGBU (ORLU, IMO STATE)*
49. *First Nigerian PROFESSOR OF of CARTOGRAPHY- PROFESSOR OLAYINKA YARO BALOGUN (OGUN STATE)*


*FEMALE FIRSTS: FIRST FEMALE ACADEMICIANS ~ (Aim of collecting this is to promote girl child Education.)*

1. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR EVER ~ PROF. (MRS) FELICIA ADETOUN OGUNSEYE.*
2. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF LAW~ PROF (MRS) JADESOLA OLAYINKA AKANDE.*
3. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY~ PROF. (MRS) BOLANLE AWE.*
4. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF PHARMACY~ PROF. (MRS) BABALOLA CHINEDUM PEACE.*
5. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY~ PROF. (MRS) OLAYINKA OMIGBODUN.*
6. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION~ PROF. (MRS) CHINYERE STELLA OKUNNA.*
7. *FIRST FEMALE PHYSICS PROFESSOR IN AFRICA~ PROF. (MRS) DEBORAH AJAKAYE.*
8. *FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY IN NIGERIA~ PROF. (MRS) MODUPE OGUNLESI.*
9. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF QUANTITY SURVEYING IS AFRICA~ PROF OLUBOLA BABALOLA.*
10. *FIRST FEMALE NIGERIAN PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING~ PROF. JANE ANDE.*
11. *FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN AFRICA~ PROF. ARINOLA O. SANYA.*
12. *FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE~ PROF ADENIKE OSOFISAN.*
13. *FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING IN �� (NG) ~PROFESSOR (MRS) P.K. IGBOKWE*
14. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION~ PROF. (MRS). GRACE ALLELE-WILLIAMS.*
15. *FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF ANIMAL BREEDING & GENETICS IN NIGERIA~PROF. ADEBAMBO AYOKA O. AYOKA-OLUFUNMILAYO*
16. *FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF YORUBA STUDIES IN THE WORLD~ PROF. (MRS). OMOTAYO OLUTOYE*
17. *FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA & FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IN AFRICA~ PROFESSOR (MRS) TOMILAYO O. ADEKANYE.*
18. *FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE PROFESSOR OF URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING ~ PROF. (MRS). OGBAZI JOY UKAMAKA*

*Source: JOURNAL ON NIGERIANS AFFAIRS*

Only four states of Nigeria? Prof. Olu Konge Is from Ikere - Ekiti.