Nigerian professors have made the country proud with their exploits in different fields but there is a always a first in everything.
This remarkable group of scholars has paved the way for future generations, breaking barriers and shattering glass ceilings.
The list of pioneering professors includes experts in various disciplines, such as Philosophy, Linguistics, French Language, Arabic and Islamic Language, Yoruba and African Literature, Music, Theatre and Arts, Mass Communication, Library and Information Science, Education, Physical Education, Tests and Measurement, Law, Agriculture, Animal Science, Forestry, Clinical Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Nutrition, Paediatrics, Botany, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics, Geology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Estate Management, Accounting, Marketing, Insurance, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Public Health Engineering, Geography, and Psychology.
Their contributions will be remembered for generations to come, inspiring countless students and shaping the academic landscape of Nigeria.
-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 Oyo, Oyo State).
-4). First Nigerian Professor of French Language ~ Prof Evans.
First Nigerian Professor of Arabic and Islamic Language ~ Prof M.O.A Abdul (Ijebu Ode, Ogun State).
-5). First Nigerian Professor of Yoruba and African Literature ~ Prof Wande Abimbola (From Oyo, Oyo State).
-6). First Nigerian Professor of Music ~ Prof. Lazarus Ekwueme (From Oko, Anambra state).
-7). First Nigerian Professor of Theatre and Arts ~ Prof Joel Adeyinka Adedeji (State of Origin Unknown).
-8 ). First Professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria ~ Prof Alfred Opubor (Nigerian-Cotonou).
-9). First Nigerian Professor of Library and Information Science ~ Prof Mrs Adetoun Ogunsheye.
-10). First Nigerian Professor of Education ~ Prof. Aliu Babs Fafunwa (Isale Eko, Lagos State).
-11). First Nigerian Professor of Physical Education ~ Prof. M. Oluwafemi Ajisafe (Ekiti State).
-12). First Nigerian Professor of Tests and Measurement ~ Prof. Dibu Ojerinde (Igboho, Oyo State).
-13). First Nigerian Professor of Law ~ Prof Teslim Olawale Elias (Lagos State)
-14). First Nigerian Professor of Agriculture ~ Prof. Victor Adenuga Oyenuga (Ijebu, Ogun state).
-15). First Nigerian Professor of Animal Science ~ Prof. Gabriel. M. Babatunde (Afijio, Oyo State).
-16). First Nigeria Professor of Forestry ~ Professor Kolade Adeyoju (Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti State).
-17). First Nigerian professor of clinical pharmacy ~ Prof. Nzebunwa Aguwa (Eke-Nguru, IMO State).
-18). First Nigerian Professor of Medicine ~ Prof. Theophius Ogunlesi (Sagamu, Ogun State).
-19). First Nigerian Professor of Nursing ~ Prof (Mrs). Elfrida. O. Adebo (Abeokuta, Ogun State).
-20). First Nigerian Professor of Physiotherapy ~ Prof. Vincent C. B. Nwuga (Asaba, Delta State).
-21). First Nigerian Professor of Anatomy ~ Prof. Thomas Adesanya Grillo (Lagos State).
-22). First Nigerian Professor of Physiology ~ HRH Prof. Joseph Chike Edozien (Asaba, Delta State).
-23). First Nigerian Professor of psychiatry ~ Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo ( Abeokuta, Ogun State).
-24). First Nigerian Professor of public health ~ Prof. Oladele Ajose (Lagos state).
-25). First Nigerian Professor of Nutrition ~ Prof Babatunde Oguntona.
-26). First Nigerian Professor of Paediatrics ~ Prof Olikoye Ransome-Kuti (Abeokuta, Ogun State).
-27). First Nigerian Professor of Botany ~ Prof. Eni Njoku (Ohafia, Abia State).
-28). First Nigerian Professor of Physics ~ Prof. Muyiwa Awe (Esie, Kwara State).
-29). First Nigerian Professor of statistics ~ Prof. Nwoue Adichie “Chinamada’s dad (Abba, Anambra).
-30). First Nigerian Professor of Mathematics ~ Prof. Chike Obi (Anambra State).
-31). First Nigerian Professor of Geology ~ Prof. Mosobolaje O. Oyawoye (Offa, Kwara State).
-32). First Nigerian Professor of Computer Science ~ Prof. Olu Longe.
-33). First Nigerian Professor of Chemistry ~ Prof. Stephen Oluwole Awokoya (Awa-Ijebu, Ogun state).
-34). First Nigerian Professor Of Architecture ~ Prof. Ekundayo Adeyemi (Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti State).
-35). First Nigerian Professor of Urban and Regional Planning ~ Prof. Adepoju Onibokun(Iwoye-Ijesha, Osun State).
-36). First Nigerian Professor of Estate Management ~ Prof. John. A. Umeh (Nnobi, Anambra State).
-37). First Nigerian Professor of Accounting ~ Prof. Micheal A. Adeyemo (Irun-Akoko, Ondo State)
-38). First Nigerian Professor of Marketing ~ Prof. Julius Onuorah Onah (Orba, Enugu State).
-39). First Nigerian Professor of Insurance ~ Prof. Joseph. O. Irukwu (Eteem, Abia State).
-40). First Nigerian Professor of Chemical Engineering ~ Prof. Sikiru A. Sanni (Ibadan, Oyo State).
-41). First Nigerian Professor of Industrial Engineering ~ Prof. David. E. Osifo (Benin-city, Edo State).
-42). First Nigerian Professor of Civil Engineering ~ Prof. Ifedayo O. Oladapo ( Ondo, Ondo State).
-43). First Nigerian Professor of Petroleum Engineering ~ Prof. Gabriel Kayode Falade
-44). First Nigerian Professor of Mining Engineering ~ Prof. Zacheus Opafunso (Ede, Osun State).
-45). First Nigerian Professor of Public Health Engineering ~ Prof. Paul Aibinuola Oluwande.
-46). First Nigerian Professor of Geography ~ Prof. Akin Mobogunje (Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State)
-47). First Nigerian Professor of Psychology ~ Prof. Dennis Ugwuegbu (Orlu, Imo State).
