, ▁business men ▁and ▁exper ts ▁in ▁Y or uba ▁language , ▁culture , ▁econom ics , ▁law , ▁science ▁and ▁technology , ▁and ▁govern ance . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁I bad an , ▁O yo ▁State , ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁following ▁a ▁retre at ▁of ▁young ▁Y or uba ▁profession als , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁currently ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Af en if ere ▁Ren ew al ▁Group . ▁Its ▁main ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁language , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁so cio - c ult ural ▁and ▁economic ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁pe op les ▁world wide , ▁that ▁is ▁both ▁in ▁its ▁South - West ▁hom eland ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁D ias por a . ▁▁ ▁In ▁its ▁language ▁mission , ▁a ▁dictionary ▁will ▁be ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁Academy ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁standard ▁for ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁language . ▁ ▁South - West ▁Y or uba ▁in ▁Niger ia : ▁ ▁Ek iti ▁State , ▁Lag os ▁State , ▁Og un ▁State , ▁O yo ▁State , ▁Os un ▁State , ▁O nd o ▁State , ▁parts ▁of ▁K w ara ▁State , ▁K og i ▁State , ▁E do ▁State , ▁D elta ▁State ▁and ▁Niger ▁State ▁ ▁D ias por a ▁Y or uba ▁outside ▁Niger ia ▁in ▁Africa : ▁in ▁T ogo , ▁Ben in , ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁ ▁D ias