Ekiti State University

Ekiti State University is a state government owned and operated Nigerian university, located in Ekiti State, Nigeria. It was established as Obafemi Awolowo University on 30 March 1982 by the administration of Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin, the first civilian governor of Ondo State. The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Ekiti State University as it is known today, is the only university in Nigeria that has within a quarter of a century had its name changed four times. The name was changed to Ondo State University in 1985, University of Ado-Ekiti in November 1999, and to its present name Ekiti State University in September 2011. It was ranked 3rd best state university in Nigeria in 2021 by webometrics.