<P> Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria , declared a state on 1st of October 1996 alongside five other states in the country by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha . As one of the newest states of the Nigerian federation , it was carved out of the territory of old Ondo State , and covers the former 12 local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State . On creation , it had 16 Local Government Areas ( LGAs ) , having had an additional four carved out of the old ones . Ekiti State is one of the 36 states ( inc . Federal Capital Territory ( Nigeria ) ) that constitute Nigeria and is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in the country . With a single town in Ekiti State , Okemesi , reputed to have over 30 professors , several pioneer academics also hail from the state , including Adegoke Olubummo ( one of the first Nigerian professors in the field of mathematics ) and Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi ( first Professor of Architecture in Africa , south of the Sahara ) . Other professors from the state include J.F. Ade Ajayi , Niyi Osundare , Sam Aluko and Prof A.A. Agboola . </P>
<P> Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria , declared a state on 1st of October 1996 alongside five other states in the country by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha . As one of the newest states of the Nigerian federation , it was carved out of the territory of old Ondo State , and covers the former 12 local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State . On creation , it had 16 Local Government Areas ( LGAs ) , having had an additional four carved out of the old ones . Ekiti State is one of the 36 states ( inc . Federal Capital Territory ( Nigeria ) ) that constitute Nigeria and is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in the country . With a single town in Ekiti State , Okemesi , reputed to have over 30 professors , several pioneer academics also hail from the state , including Adegoke Olubummo ( one of the first Nigerian professors in the field of mathematics ) and Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi ( first Professor of Architecture in Africa , south of the Sahara ) . Other professors from the state include J.F. Ade Ajayi , Niyi Osundare , Sam Aluko and Prof A.A. Agboola . </P>
nigeria state with the highest number of professors
nigeria state with the highest number of professors
Ekiti
Ekiti