The Ijaiya family in Offa have not only achieved a great feat in academia but they have a rare thing not many families can boast of, nuclear or extended.
The family is home to 10 professors in different fields. It should be noted that among the professors are former deputy vice-chancellors, deans, and senior academics. They are also in various Nigerian universities across the federation. According to Opera News, one of them, Prof Bayo Lawal was said to have become a professor in his 40s.
1, Prof. Gafar T. Ijaiya (Economics)
2, Prof. Sidikat Ijaiya(Mrs) (Education) (First Female DVC, University Of Ilorin)
3, Prof. Mufutau A. Ijaiya (Finance)
4, Prof. Munir. A. Ijaiya (Medicine)
5, Prof. Hakeem Ijaiya (Law), University of Ilorin
6, Prof. Waheed Olatinwo (Medicine)
7, Prof. Bayo Lawal (Applied Linguistic /English Education) all in the University of Ilorin)
8, Prof. Abdulmojeed T. Ijaiya (Animal Science/Nutrition): FUT MINNA
9, Prof. Najeem Ijaiya (Law) Crescent Uni. Abeokuta
10, Prof. Maruf. K. A Adeboye (Soil science and Land management)
You could also recall that atqnews.com published a story of a family of 5 sisters who are doctors from Kogi State.
The all-women doctors from the same family have become torchbearers for others, who have over the decades been sidelined due to inequality and lack of formal education.
The Nigerian family consists of Salamat Aliu, the first female neurosurgeon in West Africa, Halima Aliu, a plastic surgeon, Khadijah Aliu, a family medicine physician, Raliat Aliu, an obstetrician and Medinah Aliu, a community health physician
