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National Open University of Nigeria, Victoria Island, Lagos. The National Open University of Nigeria is a federal open and distance learning (ODL) institution, the first of its kind in the West African sub-region. It is Nigeria's largest tertiary institution in terms of student number and is popularly referred to as NOUN.
Education in Nigeria is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education. [2] The local authorities take responsibility for implementing state-controlled policy regarding public education and state schools. [3] The education system is divided into Kindergarten, Primary education, Secondary education, and Tertiary education. [4]
University of Ibadan, University of Lagos Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi , commonly known as J. F. Ade Ajayi , (26 May 1929 – 9 August 2014) was a Nigerian historian and a member of the Ibadan school , a group of scholars interested in introducing African perspectives to African history and focusing on the internal historical forces that shaped ...
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. [1][2] The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 [3] as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, which was led by Samuel Ladoke Akintola. It was renamed "Obafemi Awolowo University" on 12 May 1987 ...
Adiele Eberechukwu Afigbo (22 November 1937 – 9 March 2009) was a Nigerian historian known for the history and historiography of Africa, more particularly Igbo history and the history of Southeastern Nigeria. Themes emphasised include pre-colonial and colonial history, inter-group relations, the Aro and the slave trade, the art and science of ...
Apollos Okwuchi Nwauwa [1] is a Nigerian-born historian and professor of Africana Studies. [2] He is currently the Director of Africana Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Nwauwa earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the then Bendel State University (later renamed Ambrose Alli ...
Toyin Omoyeni Falola (born 1 January 1953) is a Nigerian historian and professor of African Studies. Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, and has served as the president of the African Studies Association. [1] He is currently the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities ...
University of Ibadan. Notable works. Leadership in the 19th Century Africa, 1974, The Fall of Nigeria,1977, Groundwork of Nigerian History, 1980. Prof. Obaro Ikime (30 December 1936 – 25 April 2023) was a Nigerian historian. [1][2] He was a published author. Obaro served as a president of the Historical Society of Nigeria.