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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|State of Nigeria}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Oyo State | official_name = | type = [[States of Nigeria|State]] | established_title = [[List of Nigerian states by date of statehood|Date created]] | established_date = 3 February 1976 | image_skyline = File:Ibadan skyline roof top.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Oyo State Flag.svg | flag_alt = Flag of Oyo State | flag_size = 120px | image_seal = Oyo_State_Coat_of_Arms.png | seal_alt = Seal of Ọyọ State | nickname = [[List of Nigerian state nicknames|Pace Setter State]] | image_map = Nigeria - Oyo.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Oyo State in Nigeria | coordinates = {{coord|8|00|N|4|00|E|region:NG_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="Altman183">The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage by Susan Altman, Chapter O, page 183</ref> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | seat_type = [[List of Nigerian state capitals|Capital]] | seat = [[Ibadan]] | government_footnotes = | governing_body = Government of Oyo State | leader_party = [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]] | leader_title = [[List of Nigerian state governors|Governor]]<ref>See [[List of governors of Oyo State]] for a list of prior governors</ref> | leader_name = [[Oluwaseyi Makinde]] | leader_title1 = {{nowrap|Deputy Governor}} | leader_name1 = [[Bayo Lawal]] ([[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]]) | leader_title2 = Legislature | leader_name2 = [[Oyo State House of Assembly]] | leader_title3 = [[Senate of Nigeria|Senators]] | leader_name3 = {{Nowrap|C: [[Yunus Akintunde]] ([[All Progressives Congress|APC]])}}<br />{{Nowrap|N: [[Abdulfatai Buhari]] ([[All Progressives Congress|APC]])}}<br />{{Nowrap|S: [[Sharafadeen Alli]] ([[All Progressives Congress|APC]])}} | leader_title4 = [[Nigerian House of Representatives|Representatives]] | leader_name4 = [[Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Oyo#10th Assembly (2023-date)|List]] | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 28454 | area_rank = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.oyostate.gov.ng/about-oyo/brief-overview] State overview</ref> | population_total = 5,580,894<ref name="PHC Tables">{{Cite web|url=http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|title=2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION|website=population.gov.ng|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054745/http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/|archive-date=2017-10-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2006 | population_est = 7,976,100<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oyo State: Subdivision |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/NGA031__oyo/|access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> | pop_est_as_of = 2022 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | demographics_type1 = [[List of Nigerian states by GDP|GDP (PPP)]] | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Year | demographics1_info1 = [[List of Nigerian states by GDP|2021]] | demographics1_title2 = Total | demographics1_info2 = $23.8 billion<ref name="C-GIDD GDP">{{cite web |date=2022-10-13 |editor-last=Okeowo |editor-first=Gabriel |editor2-last=Fatoba |editor2-first=Iyanuoluwa |title=State of States 2022 Edition |url=https://yourbudgit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-State-of-states_Official.pdf |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Budgit.org |publisher=BudgIT |publication-date=2022-10-13}}</ref> | demographics1_title3 = Per capita | demographics1_info3 = $2,560<ref name="C-GIDD GDP"/> | timezone1 = [[West Africa Time|WAT]] | utc_offset1 = +01 | postal_code_type = postal code | postal_code = 200001 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:NG|NG-OY]] | blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2018) | blank_info_sec1 = 0.632<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br />{{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index|10th of 37]] | website = {{URL|www.oyostate.gov.ng}} | footnotes = | image_shield = }} '''Oyo State''' is an inland [[States of Nigeria|state]] in southwestern [[Nigeria]]. Its capital is [[Ibadan]], the [[List of Nigerian cities by population|third most populous city]] in the country and formerly the second most populous city in [[Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nenge|first=Katrine|date=2019-01-08|title=Which is the largest city in Africa: Lagos vs. Ibadan city|url=https://www.legit.ng/1212538-is-ibadan-largest-city-africa.html|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news.|language=en}}</ref> Oyo State is [[border]]ed to the north by [[Kwara State]] for 337 km, to the east by [[Osun State]] for 187 km, partly across the River Osun, and to the south by [[Ogun State]], and to the west by the [[Republic]] of [[Benin]] for 98 km. With a projected population of 7,976,100 in 2022, Oyo State is the [[List of Nigerian states by population|sixth most populous]] in the [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oyo {{!}} state, Nigeria {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-state-Nigeria |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The vast majority of Oyo State residents are [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]], and the [[Yoruba language]] remains dominant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=oyo, nigeria language|url=https://thehumanasia.com/caoimhin-translation-ioib/oyo,-nigeria-language-503501|access-date=2021-03-07|website=thehumanasia.com}}</ref> Nicknamed the "Pace Setter State", present-day Oyo State sits on territory formerly ruled by various kingdoms and empires.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} The [[Oyo Empire]] was a powerful [[Yorubaland|Yoruba empire]] that ruled in much of the area from {{Circa|1300}} to 1896.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Akinjogbin|first=I. A.|date=1966|title=THE OYO EMPIRE IN THE 18TH CENTURY–A REASSESSMENT|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41856706|journal=Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria|volume=3|issue=3|pages=449–460|jstor=41856706|issn=0018-2540}}</ref> Built in the 1830s, modern city of Oyo is considered a remnant of the imperial era, being referred to as "New Ọyọ" (''Ọ̀yọ́ Àtìbà'') to distinguish itself from the former capital to the north, '[[Oyo Empire#Ibadan|Old Oyo]]' (''Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé''). The [[Alaafin]] of Oyo continues to serve a [[Ceremony|ceremonial]] role in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Association of Local Governments of Nigeria|url=https://algon.ng/Oyo.php|access-date=2021-06-03|website=algon.ng}}</ref> Oyo State is noted for being the site of the first university in Nigeria,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN |url=https://www.ui.edu.ng/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=www.ui.edu.ng}}</ref> the [[University of Ibadan]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-09|title=Oyo State|url=https://nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/oyo-state/|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission|language=en-US}}</ref> founded in 1948. The state [[economy]] remains largely [[agrarian society|agrarian]], with the western city of [[Shaki, Oyo|Shaki]] being described as the state's [[breadbasket]]. [[cassava]], [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]], and [[tobacco]] are among the most important [[crop]]s to Oyo State's economy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-12-08|title=Untapped potential: Despite many difficulties, the opportunities in agriculture are numerous|url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/untapped-potential-despite-many-difficulties-opportunities-agriculture-are-numerous|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Oxford Business Group|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Supply Analysis of Cassava Chips in Oyo State, Nigeria-Indian Journals|url=https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijaeb&volume=3&issue=1&article=013|access-date=2021-03-07|website=www.indianjournals.com}}</ref> ==Geography== [[File:Ijio Hill, Iwajowa LGA, Oyo State, Nigeria.jpg|thumb|Ijio Hill, Iwajowa LGA, Oyo State, Nigeria]] Oyo State covers approximately an area of 28,454 square kilometers and is ranked 14th by size.<ref name="Unveiling Nigeria - state">{{Cite web |title=Unveiling Nigeria - state |url=https://www.unveilingnigeria.ng/geopolitical-zone/oyo-state |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=www.unveilingnigeria.ng}}</ref> The [[landscape]] consists of old hard rocks and dome shaped hills, which rise gently from about 500 meters in the southern part and reaching a height of about 1,200 metres above sea level in the northern part.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oyo State:The Pace Setter State. News{{!}}Discussions{{!}}Projects {{!}} Yoruba Parapo|url=https://ooduafamily.freeforums.net/thread/33/state-pace-setter-discussions-projects|access-date=2021-06-03|website=ooduafamily.freeforums.net}}</ref> Some principal rivers such as [[Ogun River|Ogun]], [[Oba River|Oba]], [[Oyan]], [[Otin River|Otin]], Ofiki, Sasa, [[Oni]], [[Erinle River|Erinle]] and [[Osun river]] originate in this highland.<ref name="Unveiling Nigeria - state"/> Oyo State contains a number of natural features including the [[Old Oyo National Park]]. In this location there was earlier [[habitat]] for the endangered [[African wild dog]], ''[[Lycaon pictus]]'';<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=35993 ''Painted Hunting Dog: Lycaon pictus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209234758/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=35993 |date=2010-12-09 }}</ref> however, this [[Canidae|canid]] is thought to have been locally [[Local extinction|extirpated]] at the present.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} ===Climate=== The climate is [[Equatorial climate|equatorial]], notably with [[dry season|dry]] and [[wet season|wet]] seasons with relatively high [[humidity]]. The [[dry season]] lasts from November to March while the wet season starts from April and ends in October. Average daily temperature ranges between {{convert|25|°C|°F|1}} and {{convert|35|°C|°F|1}}, almost throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adedapo Olufemi Adeogun<sup>1|first1=2</Sup>|last2=Popoola<sup>2</sup>|first2=Kehinde Olajide|last3=Oduola<sup>3</sup>|first3=Adedayo Olatunbosun|last4=Olakiigbe<sup>1</sup>|first4=Abiodun Kanmi|last5=Awolola<sup>1</sup>|first5=Samson Taiwo|date=2017-08-18|title=High Level of DDT Resistance and Reduced Susceptibility to Deltamethrin in Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles coluzzi, and Anopheles arabiensis from Urban Communities in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria|url=http://www.aquapublisher.com/index.php/jmr/article/view/3247|journal=Journal of Mosquito Research|language=en|volume=7|issn=1927-646X}}</ref> ==History== It was formed in 1976<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ibrahim |first=Abubakar |date=26 February 2022 |title=Oyo state |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-state-Nigeria |website=Britannice.com}}</ref> from [[Western State (Nigeria)|Western State]], and included [[Osun State|Ọsun State]], which was split off in 1991. Oyo State is [[wiktionary:Homogenous|homogenous]], mainly inhabited by the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] ethnic group who are primarily agrarian but have a predilection for living in high-density urban centres.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bascom|first=William R.|date=1962-08-01|title=Some Aspects of Yoruba Urbanism|url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/43h9640r|journal=American Anthropologist|language=en|volume=64|issue=4|pages=699–709|doi=10.1525/aa.1962.64.4.02a00010|doi-access=free}}</ref> The indigenes mainly comprise the Oyos, the [[Onko|Oke-Oguns]], the Ibadans<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE IBADAN PEOPLE OF NIGERIA|url=https://steemit.com/nigeria/@aderonkemi/the-ibadan-people-of-nigeria|last=Ago|first=Aderonkemiin #nigeria • 3 Years|date=2017-10-06|website=Steemit|language=en|access-date=2020-05-28}}</ref> and the [[Ibarapa people|Ibarapas]], all belonging to the Yoruba family and [[peoples of Africa|indigenous]] city in [[Africa]]. Ibadan had been the centre of [[Administration (government)|administration]] of the old [[Western Region, Nigeria|Western Region]] since the days of [[British colonial rule]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Other notable cities and towns in Ọyọ State include [[Oyo, Nigeria|Ọyọ]], [[Ogbomoso|Ogbomọsọ]], [[Ibadan]], Isẹyín-Okeogun, Ipapo-Okeogun, Kíṣì-Okeogun, Okeho-Okeogun, Saki-Okeogun, Igbeti-Okeogun, Igboho-okeogun [Igboho], Eruwa-Ibarapa, [[Iroko]], Lanlate, OjeOwode-Okeogun, Sepeteri-Okeogun, Ilora-Oyo, Jobele-Oyo, [[Nigeria|Awe-Oyo]], Ilérò-Okeogun, Okaka-Okeogun, Igbo Ora-Ibarapa, [[Idere]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unveiling Nigeria - state|url=https://www.unveilingnigeria.ng/geopolitical-zone/oyo-state|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.unveilingnigeria.ng}}</ref> ==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> == Government and politics == Under the Nigerian 1999 constitution<ref>[http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999] (accessed 20 September 2008)</ref> the government of Oyo State, and those of the other 35 [[States of Nigeria|Nigerian States]], is divided into three branches to be in line with the government of the [[Nigeria|Federal Republic of Nigeria]] which is also three tier: the [[executive branch]], the [[legislature|legislative branch]] and the [[judiciary]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria - Government and society|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nigeria|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> The executive branch of Oyo State government is headed by an elected [[Governor of Oyo State|executive governor]] who presides over the State Executive Council made up of appointed cabinet members. The present governor of Oyo State is [[Oluwaseyi Makinde|Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde]] with [[Rauf Olaniyan]] as deputy governor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oyo State Government {{!}} Office of the governor|url=https://upgrade.oyostate.gov.ng/office-of-governor/|access-date=2021-06-03|language=en-US}}</ref> The legislative branch is headed by an elected Speaker of the House of Assembly. The current Speaker is Hon. [[Debo Ogundoyin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oyo Assembly – Channels Television|url=https://www.channelstv.com/tag/oyo-assembly/|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref> And lastly, the judiciary is headed by the Chief Judge of Oyo State High Court. The present Chief Judge of the state is Muktar Abimbola.<ref>{{Citation|title=Davis, Sir Godfrey, (23 Oct. 1890–7 Aug. 1968), formerly Chief Judge, Chief Court, Sind|date=2007-12-01|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u49778|work=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u49778|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref> ==Education== Presently the State has 2,004 [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]], 971 private nursery/primary schools, 969 public secondary schools including 7 schools of Science and 57 private secondary schools. Also in the State, there are five government technical colleges at [[Oyo, Nigeria|Oyo]], [[Ogbomoso]], Ibadan, Shaki-Okeogun and Iseyin-Okeogun with enrolment of 2,829 students in the 2000/2001 academic session. The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) permanent orientation camp is located in Iseyin.<ref>{{Citation|title=Chapter 4. Public Schools, High Schools, Normal Schools, and Colleges|date=2012-12-31|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400843176.41|work=Stand and Prosper|pages=41–56|publisher=Princeton University Press|doi=10.1515/9781400843176.41|isbn=978-1-4008-4317-6|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref> There is Ebedi Writers' Residency situated at the hill-side of Barracks area of Iseyin . This International Residency has brought great writers, journalists and authors all over the world including Africa's first Nobel Laurel, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Jumoke Verissiomo, Funmi Aluko, Richard Ali, Paul Liam and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Guardian |date=2016-03-12 |title=Ebedi Writers Residency Honours Achebe, Gimba, Mabel Segun, Soyinka |url=https://editor.guardian.ng/art/ebedi-writers-residency-honours-achebe-gimba-mabel-segun-soyinka/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> Historically prominent secondary schools include [[St Anne's School Ibadan]] (1869), [[Wesley College, Ibadan]] (1905), [[Ibadan Grammar School]] (1913), [[Government College, Ibadan|Government College Ibadan]] (1927), St Theresa's College Ibadan (1932), Ibadan Boys' High School (1938), [[Olivet Baptist High School|Olivet Heights Oyo]] (1945), [[Queen's School, Ibadan|Queen's School Ibadan]] (1952), [[Loyola College, Ibadan|Loyola College Ibadan]] (1954), St. Bernadine's Oyo (1957), Lagelu Grammar School Ibadan (1958), Iseyin District Grammar School Iseyin (1964), Methodist High School, Ibadan (1961) St Patrick's Grammar School Ibadan (1962) and several others. It is also home to Africa's leading fountain of knowledge, the iconic University of Ibadan (The university was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London, then it was called the University College, Ibadan<ref>[[University of Ibadan]]</ref>). Two new technical colleges located at Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government area and Ikija in Oluyole Local Government area were established in the 2001/2002 academic session. A college of education, Oyo State College of Education, Oyo. There is a Polytechnic, [[The Polytechnic, Ibadan]], with 2 satellite campuses at [[Eruwa]] and Shaki-Okeogun, (now known as The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic) and a State-owned University, The [[Ladoke Akintola University of Technology]] (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, which is jointly owned by Oyo and [[Osun State]] Governments. The federal premier university The [[University of Ibadan]], is also located in State capital. A private Polytechnic (SAF Polytechnic, Iseyin) is located in Iseyin. There is a vocational Institute in Saki West Local Government named: The Kings Poly, Shaki-Okeogun.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} There are also the [[Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Vom|Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan]]; [[Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo]], the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo; [[Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria]] (CRIN), Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT), the Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan (FEDCOFOR) a subsidiary of [[Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria]] (FRIN) and the [[Nigerian Institute Of Social And Economic Research]] (NISER), all in Ibadan.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Similarly, there are 15 Nomadic schools in the State. They are Gaa Jooro and Gaa Baale, both in Kisi (Irepo Local Government); Baochilu Government; Arin-Oye, Abiogun, Okaka and Baba-Ode (Itesiwaju Local Government); Iganna (Iwajowa Local Government); Igangan and Ayete (Ibarapa North Local Government); Gaa Kondo and Igbo-Ora, (Ibarapa Central Local Government) and Sepeteri (Saki East Local Government). There are 213 [[continuing education]] centres spread all over the State.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resources book in education|date = November 1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6rCQL0KukPgC&dq=There+are+213+continuing+education+centres+spread+all+over+the+State.&pg=PA46}}</ref> 15 special primary schools and 8 special units in secondary schools cater for handicapped children. There are 11,732 teaching staff in the state public secondary schools and 2,789 non-teaching staff.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} The Agency for Adult and Non-formal Education (AANFE) caters for illiterate adults who had no opportunity of formal education. The agency has 455 classes in existence in the 33 Local Government areas of the State, while 200,000 illiterate adults and over 80,000 post-illiterate adults have been trained recently.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aanfe Oyo state|url=https://aanfe.oyostate.gov.ng/objectives-functions/}}</ref> ==List of universities== The following are universities located within Oyo State;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-04|title=List of Universities in Oyo State|url=https://www.myschoolgist.com/ng/list-of-universities-in-oyo-state/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=www.myschoolgist.com|language=en}}</ref> * [[Ajayi Crowther University|Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo]] * [[Koladaisi University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://koladaisiuniversity.edu.ng/about-us/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=Koladaisi University |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Ladoke Akintola University of Technology|Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso]] * [[Lead City University|Lead City University, Ibadan]] * [[University of Ibadan|University of Ibadan, Ibadan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN |url=https://ui.edu.ng/History |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=ui.edu.ng}}</ref> {{Cleanup-list|section|date=March 2024}} * [[Àtìbà University|Àtìbà University]], Ọ̀yọ́ * [[Dominican University, Ibadan]] * [[Oyo State Technical University]], Ibadan, Oyo State ==List of polytechnics== * [[Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa]] * [[Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology]], igbo-ora * [[The Polytechnic, Ibadan]] {{Cleanup-list|section|date=March 2024}} * [[Federal Polytechnic Ayede]], Ogbomoso * [[The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic]] == List of specialized tertiary institutions == {{Cleanup-list|section|date=March 2024}} * [[Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan]] * [[Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan]] * [[Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan]] * [[Federal School of Statistics, Ibadan]] * [[Federal School of Surveying, Oyo]] == List of colleges == * [[Emmanuel Alayande College of Education]] * [[Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo]] * [[Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology]], Igbo-Ora {{Cleanup-list|section|date=March 2024}} * [[Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology]], Moor plantation Ibadan (FCAHPT) * [[Federal College of Agriculture Ibadan]] * [[Oyo State College Of Nursing and Midwifery]], Eleyele, Ibadan * [[Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology]], Eleyele, Ibadan * [[The College of Education, Lanlate]]. ==List of registered private polytechnics== {{Cleanup-list|section|date=March 2024}} * [[Bolmor Polytechnic, Ibadan]] * [[City Polytechnic, Ibadan]] * [[Kings Polytechnic, Saki]] * [[SAF Polytechnic, Iseyin]] * [[Tower Polytechnic, Ibadan]] ==Transport== Federal Highways are: * [[A1 highway (Nigeria)|A1]] as part of the [[African Unity Road]] TAH2: [[Trans-African Highway network|Trans-African Highway 2]] north to Ibadan and northeast via Oyo and Ogbomosho to Kwara State at Oterere, * [[A5 highway (Nigeria)|A5]] east from Ogun State at Omin Adio to Ibadan, * [[A7 highway (Nigeria)|A7]] northwest from Kwara State at Olorulekan via Igbeti and Kishi to Kwara State again at Batabi, * E1 [[Lagos-Ibadan Expressway]] north to Ibadan, * [[A122 highway (Nigeria)|A122]] east from Ibadan to Osun State at Erinmi. Other major roads include: * the Shaki-Gwanara Rd northwest to Kwara State at Owode, * the Shaki-Alabafi Rd north to Kwara State at Ifelodun, * the Saki-Igboho/Ilorin/Saki-Ogbooro Rd east from [[Shaki, Nigeria|Shaki]] to [[Igboho]], * the Oko-Elerin Rd southeast from [[Ogbomosho]] via Ajomo to Osun State at Ilie, * the Oko-Iresa-Aadu Rd/Olokun-Iresa-Pa Rd south from Ajomo via Oko to Osun State at Afaro as the Ejigbo-Oko Rd, * the Awe Rd southeast from A1 in [[Oyo, Nigeria|Oyo]] to Osun State at Kiyeseni as the Ojongbodu-Awe-Alabo-Iwo Rd, * the Ibadan-Iwo Rd northeast to Osun State, * the Orita-Aperin-Beere Rd southeast from Ibadan to Odi Aperin, * the Olorunda Rd from Odi Aperin as the Akaran Rd to Ogun State at Olugbuyi as the Ibadan-Ijebu-Igbo Rd, * the Ijebu-Ode-Idi-Ayunre Rd south from Ibadan to Ogun State at Mamu, * the Igbara-Orile-Ijeun Rd south to Ogun State at Ijade. Railways: Ibadan is a major terminus on the [[Nigerian Railways|Western Railway]] from Lagos to Kano (1899) on the 1067 mm (3ˈ6") [[Cape Gauge]], with a new 1435 mm (4ˈ8½") [[Standard-gauge railway|standard gauge]] line from Lagos to Ibadan opened 2021. Airport: [[Ibadan Airport]] has services to Abuja and Lagos by Air Peace and Overland Airways. ==List of current public officials== {| class="wikitable" !Commissioner/Officer !Ministry/Office |- |[[Oluwaseyi Makinde|Engr. Oluwaseyi Makinde]] | [[Governor]] |- | [[Bayo Lawal]] | [[Deputy governor|Deputy Governor]] |- | [[Adebo Ogundoyin]] | Speaker of the State House of Assembly |- | Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun |[[Secretary to the State Government]] |- | Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi | [[Chief of staff|Chief of Staff]] |- | Mr Akinola Ojo |Commissioner for Finance |- | Hon. Temilolu Ashamu |Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources |- | Mrs Amidat O. Agboola |Head of Service |- | Chief Mikail Adebayo Lawal | Commissioner for Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs |- | Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo |Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice |-—–≈ |} ==Agriculture== [[Agriculture]] is the main occupation of the people of Oyo State. The climate in the state favours the cultivation of crops like [[maize]], [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]], [[cassava]], [[millet]], [[rice]], [[Plantain (cooking)|plantains]], [[cocoa bean|cocoa]], [[palm tree|palm produce]], [[cashew]] etc. There are a number of government farm settlements in Iseyin/Ipapo, Ilora, [[Eruwa]], [[Ogbomosho]], Iresaadu, Ijaiye, Akufo and [[Lalupon]]. There is abundance of clay, [[Kaolinite|kaolin]] and aquamarine. There are also vast cattle ranches at Saki, Fasola and Ibadan, a dairy farm at Monatan in Ibadan and the statewide Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme with headquarters at Saki. A number of international and federal agricultural establishments are located in the state.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} ==Local Government Areas== {{See also|List of villages in Oyo State}} Oyo State consists of 33 [[Local government areas of Nigeria|Local Government Areas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=jlukmon |date=2023-05-02 |title=List of 33 Local Governments in Oyo State and their Headquarters. |url=https://aboutnigerians.com/list-of-33-local-governments-in-oyo-state-and-their-headquarters/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=ABOUT NIGERIANS |language=en-US}}</ref> They are: {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * [[Afijio]] Jobele * [[Akinyele, Oyo State|Akinyele]] Moniya * [[Atiba]] Ofa Meta * [[Atisbo]] Tede-Okeogun * [[Egbeda]] Egbeda * [[Ibadan North]] Agodi Gate * [[Ibadan North-East]] Iwo Road * [[Ibadan North-West]] Dugbe/Onireke * [[Ibadan South-East]] Mapo * [[Ibadan South-West]] Ring Road * [[Ibarapa Central]] Igbo Ora * [[Ibarapa East]] Eruwa * [[Ibarapa North]] Ayete * [[Ido, Nigeria|Ido]] Ido * [[Irepo]] Kisi-Okeogun * [[Iseyin]] Iseyin-Okeogun * [[Itesiwaju]] Otu-Okeogun * [[Iwajowa]] Iwereile-Okeogun * [[Kajola]] Okeho-Okeogun * [[Lagelu, Nigeria|Lagelu]] Iyanaofa * [[Ogbomosho North]] Ogbomoso * [[Ogbomosho South]] Arowomole * [[Ogo Oluwa]] Ajawa * [[Olorunsogo]] Igbeti-Okeogun * [[Oluyole, Nigeria|Oluyole]] Idi Ayunre * [[Ona Ara]] Akanran * [[Orelope]] Igboho-Okeogun * [[Ori Ire]] Ikoyi * [[Oyo East]] Kosobo * [[Oyo West]] Ojongbodu * [[Saki East]] Agoamodu-Okeogun * [[Saki West]] Shaki-Okeogun * [[Surulere, Oyo State|Surulere]] Iresa Adu {{div col end}} == Notable people == <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> * [[9ice]] (born Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande, on 17 January 1980), musician<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2020-07-27|title=9ICE ALAPOMEJI|url=https://www.glimpse.ng/9ice-alapomeji/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Glimpse Nigeria|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Wande Abimbola]], retired academic, religious leader and politician * [[Joseph Adebayo Adelakun]], evangelist * [[Lamidi Adedibu]], aristocratic power broker *[[Benjamin Adekunle]], general *[[Akinwumi Adesina]], President African Development Bank, AfDB *[[Lam Adesina]], former Governor Oyo State (1999–2003), Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria. *Otunba (Dr) [[Christopher Alao-Akala]], former Governor of Oyo State (2007-2011)] *Senator [[Abiola Ajimobi]], former Governor of Oyo State (2011-2019) *Oba [[Lamidi Adeyemi III]], [[Alaafin of Oyo]] *Oba [[Saliu Adetunji]], the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan land *[[Olaniyi Afonja]], actor and comedian *[[Benjamin Akande]], academic *[[Richard Akinjide]], lawyer and politician *[[Oluyombo Awojobi]], rural surgeon *[[Ladoke Akintola]], politician, lawyer and orator *[[Quadri Aruna]], table tennis player *[[Adebayo Johnson Bankole]], politician * Sikiru [[Ayinde Barrister]], musician *[[Abdulfatai Buhari]], senator *[[Samuel Ajayi Crowther]], priest and historian<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-07|title=Our heroes past: Samuel Ajayi Crowther|url=https://guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/our-heroes-past-samuel-ajayi-crowther/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Sunday Akin Dare]], journalist and politician *[[Adebayo Faleti]], actor, poet and writer *[[Toyin Falola]], historian and academic *[[Tade Ipadeola]], poet *[[Samuel Johnson]], historian *Senator [[Rasheed Ladoja]], former Governor of Oyo State (2003–2007) *[[Kase Lukman Lawal]], businessman *[[Abass Akande Obesere]], Fuji musician and entertainer * [[Akinpelu Obisesan|Chief Akinpelu Obisesan]], diarist, and founder of Cooperative Bank *[[Latunde Odeku]], medical doctor, teacher and poet *Professor [[Dibu Ojerinde]], former registrar, [[Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board|Joint Matriculation Board of Nigeria]] *[[Tunji Olaopa]], founder and executive vice chairman, [[Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy|ISGPP]] *Oba [[Olasunkanmi Abioye Opeola, Kurunloju I]], Oniroko of Iroko * [[Saheed Osupa]], Fuji and Hip-Pop artist *[[David Oyelowo]], actor *[[Afeez Oyetoro]], actor, comedian and Academic *[[Sade (singer)|Sade]], R&B/Soul artist, born in Oyo State * Senator (Rt. Hon.) [[Monsurat Sunmonu]], first female Speaker OYHA and first female Senator from Oyo state *[[Ibrahim Taiwo]], general and politician *[[Bode Thomas]], politician and Lawyer *[[Tosin Eniolorunda]], [[CEO]] & Cofounder, [[Moniepoint Inc]] <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> ==Politics== The state government is led by a democratical elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The capital city of the state is [[Ibadan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oguntola |first=Tunde |date=2022-09-27 |title=2023: Next President, Govs Must Get Two-thirds Spread, Says INEC |url=https://leadership.ng/2023-next-president-govs-must-get-two-thirds-spread-says-inec/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Electoral system== The governor of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ayadi |first1=Manel |last2=Amor |first2=Nahla Ben |title=2015 IEEE 27th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) |chapter=Multi-round Vote Elicitation for Manipulation under Candidate Uncertainty |date=November 2015 |chapter-url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ictai.2015.113 |pages=760–767 |publisher=IEEE |doi=10.1109/ictai.2015.113|isbn=978-1-5090-0163-7 |s2cid=9778141 }}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Wikivoyage}} * [http://www.oyostate.gov.ng/ Oyo State Government Homepage] * [https://www.naijanews247.com/oyo-tescom-oral-interview-update/ Oyo Begins Oral Interview For 7,000 TESCOM Applicants - NaijaNews247] {{Geographic location |Centre = Oyo State |North = [[Kwara State]] |East = [[Osun State]] |South = [[Ogun State]] |West = {{flag|Benin}} }} {{OyoStateGovernors}} {{LGAs and communities of Oyo State}} {{Nigeria states}} {{Authority control}} {{Portal bar|Nigeria}} [[Category:Oyo State| ]] [[Category:States of Nigeria]] [[Category:States in Yorubaland]] [[Category:States and territories established in 1976]] [[Category:1976 establishments in Nigeria]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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