Oyo State

==Records and landmarks==
[[File:Bower towers, Ibadan.jpg|thumb|Bower towers, Ibadan]]
The first degree awarding institution in Nigeria is the [[University of Ibadan]] (established as a college of the [[University of London]] when it was founded in 1948, and later converted into an [[Autonomous entity|autonomous]] university in 1962).<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of UI {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN|url=https://www.ui.edu.ng/uihistory|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.ui.edu.ng}}</ref> The other universities in the state are: [[Lead City University]], Ibadan, [[Ajayi Crowther University]], [[Oyo, Nigeria|Oyo]], [[Koladaisi University]], Dominican University, Ibadan, Dominion University and [[Ladoke Akintola University of Technology]], [[Ogbomoso]]. [[The Polytechnic, Ibadan]], Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology Igbo Ora, Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic Eruwa are located in Oyo State.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA|year=2020|title=2019-2020 Statistical Digest|url=https://education.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/TRCN-2019-2020-STATISTICAL-DIGEST.pdf|journal=TRCN Statistical Digest|publisher=Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria|publication-place=Nigeria|issn=1597-2135}}</ref>

There are 324 [[secondary schools]] and 1,576 public [[primary schools]] in the state. Other noteworthy institutions in the city include the [[University College Hospital, Ibadan]]; the first teaching hospital in Nigeria and the [[International Institute of Tropical Agriculture]] (lITA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Trade & International Business Center|url=http://ntibc.ng/listing/state/32/Oyo|access-date=2021-06-03|website=ntibc.ng}}</ref> [[Cocoa House|Cocoa House, located in Ibadan]], was the first [[skyscraper]] built in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-04|title=Cocoa House: Nigeria's 1st skyscraper is decaying even though it rakes in millions of naira for 6 states [Special Report]|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/cocoa-house-nigerias-1st-skyscraper-is-decaying-even-though-it-rakes-in-millions-of/ty8mjlv|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}</ref>

The state is home to [[Nigerian Television Authority|NTA Ibadan]], the first television station in Africa, and the Obafemi Awolowo (formerly, Liberty) Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of 35,000.<ref>{{Cite web|last=vanguard|date=2015-11-13|title=Ibadan: Nigeria's home of many Firsts|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/ibadan-nigerias-home-of-many-firsts/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref>

Other major tourist attractions located in the state include: [[Agodi Gardens|Agodi Botanical Garden]], Ado-Awaye Suspended lake, [[Mapo Hall]], University of Ibadan [[Zoological Garden]], Ido [[Cenotaph]], [[Trans Wonderland|Trans-Wonderland Amusement Park]], [[Old Oyo National Park]] located in the historical site of the ancient capital of the famous [[Oyo Empire|old Oyo Empire]], Iyamopo and Agbele Hill in Igbeti, Bowers Tower and the Cultural Centre, Mokola. The state hosts the first FM radio, and the first private television station, [[Galaxy Television (Nigeria)]] in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oyo State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide|url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Oyo/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}</ref>