hornyofife:
Before Nigeria's independence, the igbos had already suppassed the yorubas in education, Yorubas are able to have all these first professors during and after the civil war where the igbos had lost everything and had to start from the scratch while the west suffered no war and yorubas where going to school.... mind you the first set of Nigerian VCs in the premiere higher institutions of Nigeria were all igbos from Yabatech to UI to UniLag to UNN. Again igbos were the first set of Masters holders to occupy the Nigerian military when the military was still made up of uneducated recruits.Ojukwu was the first masters holder to join the Nigerian Army, Ifeajuna, Nzeogu, Aguyi ironsi were all university graduates..So after the civil war and the losts that came afterward for the igbos, it is understandable that the yorubas may have many first....

do a little more research and find out when they had those professorship, you will find out it is between the 1970 to 1990s which was when the igbos where still finding their foot back..


again should it be the first professors? i think it should be who first had a PhD in those fields, professorship doesn't paint the right picture in my opinion...

reuben79:
how many region developed nd secure like southwest in nigeria here?its cos of there early education...............kudo to baba Awo

TimeMod1:
Are you a northerner?

surgecom:
Wow. Not trying to tribalize, why only from South. No northern "first professor of"

Pridestorm:
There is what people do in this forum that baffles me a lot. Why must he discriminate other tribe? not only that, but i have come to observe that the yorubas are indeed filled with pride to the extent that they think there're the most brilliant and the most smartest in whole federation.

ODVanguard:


Poppycock. I dare you (and PrecisionFX) to show proof from the NUC to back your claim! You people are scammers. Where are these Imo professors? The igbo guy that made that false claim about Imo having the highest number of professors never presented any shred of evidence to that effect, in the usual igbo fashion. Peter Okebukola (pro chancellor of Crawford University) recently carried out a thorough research on the number of professors in most Nigerian universities. You people should counter him with your own findings, make it public (like Okebukola did) and then you will be taken seriously, rather than making spurious claims. Okebukola's findings are consistent with this OP's coz SW universities still dominate the list with the highest number of professors (as shown below). You people should stop this nonsense of cooking up stuff just to massage your own egos.

GoldNiagara:



Yes they are and there is nothing you can do about it.

DrObum:
E never complete nah


First Nigerian professor of hardship: Professor Muhammadu Buhari (Daura, Katsina state)

Pridestorm:
There is what people do in this forum that baffles me a lot. Why must he discriminate other tribe? not only that, but i have come to observe that the yorubas are indeed filled with pride to the extent that they think there're the most brilliant and the most smartest in whole federation.

GoldNiagara:


Really war of less than three years made you people lose all your firsts, Ipob and fibs.

A thread has been created for PhDs holders, you guys were still the runts and fries. Been a vc is an appointment not a degree, the most senior academicsthen in ui was professor Ajose but was not appointed by ncnc led government, but he went pioneer Oau, the best university in Nigeria till date.

No tell me another tale by moon light.

hornyofife:


it is education alone that makes a region secured, its more of a cultural thing. If you dont have a peaceful culture, your education will not make you peaceful.....Awolowo education is good no doubt but The south east is the most secured and peaceful region in Nigeria despite all the challenges...Even UN confirmed it

http://punchng.com/seast-safest-place-live-says-un/

https://www.naij.com/830167-will-surprised-know-safest-region-nigeria-according-un-report.html#830167

https://www.nairaland.com/3103641/south-east-safest-place-live-un

GoldNiagara:



Yes they are and there is nothing you can do about it.

SuperS1Panther:





SE is the most secured and the Python is still dancing skelewu on your head.

These villagers and their misrepresentation of words is legendary. That s how they call a coward that ran to Abidjan an hero , after sacrificing 3million of Osus to Amadioha

hornyofife:

war did not make us lose any first...it only slowed down our development. while the war was on, the west was peaceful, students where going to school and economic activities was on

After the war, igbos had lost everything, both material, social and political hence their first challenge was survival and reintegration. Many bright minds had died during the war(eg pius okigbo who was a potential literary noble laureate), the one that had survived could not afford to go back to school because many had lost their parents in the course of the war and couldn't pay their fee, the ones whose parents survive have lost their wealth through abandon property and 20pounds policy and other state policy to emasculated the people from the eastern region...again many were taken again to asylum/ refugee camps outside the country to Europe, America and other African countries


in all, what it means is that, the west vis a vis the yorubas had no competition, hence they occupied all the spaces left behind by the igbos and so in education, they will have more people going to school hence will produce more doctorates and professors.

GoldNiagara:


You lost all that in three years! You guys were and are still no competition , you are the ones indulging in rat race, we just do our thing and we stand out.


Let me tell you a secret about Yoruba, we stand when others are sitting, we stand out when others are standing and we become a standard when others are outstanding and that is how we roll.

TimeMod1:
Do you think Yorubas got here by chance?
Wouldn't you be equally proud if your forebears had laid for you a very solid foundation?
The fact speaks for itself.

Pridestorm:
Are you trying to say that my forebears didn't lay a better foundation for me?

KemjikaEme:

What is you people,you people?
I got my information from Nuc data base which was released in the recent past. If it no longer tally with what is obtainable right now then it is not my fault.
Does a research showing the highest number of professors currently employed within the academic system equate the total number of professors produced by each ethnicity in Nigeria.
I don't rely on that sort of sentiment. As at the last report, the East turn out the highest number of professors.

theguvnor:
No Northerner?
This is marginalization.

GoldNiagara:



Now you have jumped to waec. Well let me burst your bubble, number of applicants is immaterial to number of the successful applicants. We have the stats we lead in numbers of those admitted into universities. That is what is material.

Flashh:
Don't mention. They always takes the lead in miscellaneous like this.

ODVanguard:


Poppycock. I dare you (and PrecisionFX) to show proof from the NUC to back your claim! You people are scammers. Where are these Imo professors? The igbo guy that made that false claim about Imo having the highest number of professors never presented any shred of evidence to that effect, in the usual igbo fashion. Peter Okebukola (pro chancellor of Crawford University) recently carried out a thorough research on the number of professors in most Nigerian universities. You people should counter him with your own findings, make it public (like Okebukola did) and then you will be taken seriously, rather than making spurious claims. Okebukola's findings are consistent with this OP's coz SW universities still dominate the list with the highest number of professors (as shown below). You people should stop this nonsense of cooking up stuff just to massage your own egos.

Viergeachar:

There is nothing nice about the write up.
The guy is hellbound if he doesnt repent of his foolishness

Viergeachar:


When this your submission is investigated and proven to be false, you will eventually tuck your tail between your legs like a petrified dog and bow out.

You flatiyeasterners are empty chest-beating pathetic folks.

theguvnor:
No Northerner? This is marginalization.

ODVanguard:


Poppycock. I dare you (and PrecisionFX) to show proof from the NUC to back your claim! You people are scammers. Where are these Imo professors? The igbo guy that made that false claim about Imo having the highest number of professors never presented any shred of evidence to that effect, in the usual igbo fashion. Peter Okebukola (pro chancellor of Crawford University) recently carried out a thorough research on the number of professors in most Nigerian universities. You people should counter him with your own findings, make it public (like Okebukola did) and then you will be taken seriously, rather than making spurious claims. Okebukola's findings are consistent with this OP's coz SW universities still dominate the list with the highest number of professors (as shown below). You people should stop this nonsense of cooking up stuff just to massage your own egos.

ChucE:


Uhm see English " they always takes the lead in miscellaneous like this" Chai, I dab for your English oh.

aribilola2002:
First Female Professor in Corruption... Prof. (Mrs.) Deziane Allison Madueke.... Lalastically