<P> Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria , declared a state on 1 October 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha . The state , carved out of the territory of old Ondo State , 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 ( Federal Capital Territory ( Nigeria ) ) that constitute Nigeria . Ekiti State is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria . Several pioneer academics are from the state , including Adegoke Olubummo ( one of the first Nigerian professors in the field of mathematics ) , Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi ( first Professor of Architecture in Africa south of the sSahara ) . Others include Professors J.F. Ade Ajayi , Niyi Osundare , Sam Aluko , Prof A.A. Agboola . </P>
<P> Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria , declared a state on 1 October 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha . The state , carved out of the territory of old Ondo State , 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 ( Federal Capital Territory ( Nigeria ) ) that constitute Nigeria . Ekiti State is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria . Several pioneer academics are from the state , including Adegoke Olubummo ( one of the first Nigerian professors in the field of mathematics ) , Ekundayo Adeyinka Adeyemi ( first Professor of Architecture in Africa south of the sSahara ) . Others include Professors J.F. Ade Ajayi , Niyi Osundare , Sam Aluko , Prof A.A. Agboola . </P>
states with highest number of professors in nigeria
states with highest number of professors in nigeria
Ekiti
Ekiti