Below we are going to discuss about some of Nigeria’s great mathematicians whose efforts and contributions in mathematics are widely acknowledged in the western world, come to think of it, how well do we know our mathematicians?  it’s a question that indeed needs an answer. Check the lists below.
  1.          Professor Abba Gumel: Professor Abba Gumel hails from Gumel, Jigawa State Nigeria, He is a professor of Mathematical Biology at the Arizona State University in the USA.
Gumel received a B.sc and a Ph.D from the Bayero University kano (North Western Nigeria)  and the Brunnel University(London, England) respectively. He was a professor in the department of mathematics, University of Manitoba in Canada before becoming the C.Castillo-chavez professor of mathematical Biology at the Arizona state university.
His main research interest are in mathematical biology, Non-linear dynamic systems and computational mathematics. He uses mathematical theories and methodologies to gain insights into qualitative behavior of non-linear dynamic systems arising from mathematical modeling of phenomena in the natural and engineering sciences with more emphasis on transmission and control of dynamics of human diseases of public health interests.
Gumel is a notable professor in the world as he has received numerous awards from many bodies.
He become a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in 2009. He was made a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Sciences in February 2010.
He received the 2009 Dr. Lindsay E. Nicolle Award for excellent paper published in the Canadian Journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology.
In 2014 he became one of 8th us based scientists who signed memorandum of understanding with several Nigerian University.
He is also appointed as an Extraordinary professor at the university of Pretoria, South Africa for the 2015-2017.
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Prof.Abba Gumel



(2) Professor Gabriel Audu Oyibo: Gabriel Oyibo is a professor of mathematics who invented the GAGUT theorem(God Almighty Grand Unified Theorem), the GAGUT theorem was  criticized by many scholars who saw it as not accurate while others saw it as genius invention.
Professor Oyibo obtained his phD in Aerodynamics and mathematics from the Renssallaer polytechnic institute (RPI) troy, New York where he worked for 4years on NASA/AFOSR, he made several contribution in Aircraft design, Aerodynamics, Aero-elasticity and mathematics itself.
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Prof.Gabriel Oyibo



(3) Professor Olabisi Ugbebor: who says women are not great? Professor olabisi Ugbebor is the third mathematician on my list, as she has achieved what many would see as impossible, I see her as the prime mother of mathematicians in Africa as her achievements in this field of study are innumerable.
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Prof.Olabisi Ugbebor



Professor Olabisis is the first female professor of mathematics from the university of Ibadan(south western Nigeria).
She was born In Lagos state and was educated at Queens College, she gained admission to study mathematics in 1969 at the university of Ibadan.
Her current focus of research are:
Measure Theory(i.e Analysis), Application of mathematics to foreign exchange. She also did a research on voting using modeling techniques, queuing theory, she has also researched on population model.
Some of her notable research interest includes probability theory/stochastic process and their applications and financial mathematics.
Her researches in voting and queuing theory have been used in election procedures in many African countries including her motherland Nigeria.
(4)Pof. Emeritus James Okoye Chukwuka Ezeilo(CON,FAS,KSC).
He was born in jan,17 1930 at Nanka Anambra state(South Eastern Nigeria). He obtained a B.sc(first class Hons) in mathematics, B.sc Advanced(distinction), M.sc(university of London), ph.D Cambridge university England etc.
And many more. He started his career as a lecturer in mathematics department at university of Ibadan, in 1958 and rose to the rank of a full professor of mathematics in 1964. In 1963 he was a visiting professor of mathematics at Carlton college , Northfield, Minnesota(USA). In1980 he was a visiting professor of mathematics at Howard University Washington DC USA.

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Prof.James Okoye Chukwuka


 He published not less than 87 scientific papers in learned journals. Professor Emeritus JOC as often called had various Academic prizes and awards. These includes:
University major scholar(Unibadan), Ayrton premium Award for a publication in the 1963 proceeding of the institution of electrical engineers in UK.
National Honor of the commander of the order of the Niger by the then military Government in 1979. The Gold medal of the National mathematical centre for pioneering contributions to the development of mathematics and in 2010 he received the distinguished Award by the National University Commission, Abuja.
He belonged to the following societies:
Member Nigerian mathematical society where he was president from 1984-1991, member mathematical association of Nigeria where he was president from 1972-1974, member mathematical association of America, member London mathematical society, member society of industrial and applied mathematics, fellow Nigerian academy of sciences, fellow third world academy of sciences, fellow African academy of sciences and fellow mathematical association of Nigeria.
His contributions to many fields of mathematics are notable as his journal publications are seen in many great libraries all over the world.
(5)Adegoke Olubummo: Adegoke Olubummo was born on April 19, 1923 and died on 25th October 1992.
He hails from orin ekiti, Ekiti state(south western Nigeria).
He holds a B.sc from fourah college freetown sierra-leone (1950) and an MA in mathematics in 1952 kings college, Newcastle-upon-tyne in the University of Durham united kingdom.

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Prof.Adegoke Olubummo
He also holds a ph.D  from the sam University, he began his career as a lecture in the mathematics department at the University college Ibadan, Nigeria where he was promoted to the rank of a full professor in 1964.
Dr.Adegoke Olubummo with James Ezeilo and Chike Obi was on the trio of black mathematicians who pioneered modern mathematrics research in Nigeria. He pioneered the establishment of the forum for functional Analysis and its Application and the Nigerian mathematical society.
Many of his Ibadan students went off to earn a doctorate in mathematics .
(6)professor chike obi: little do we know about prof. chike obi, he was born in Anambra state(south eastern Nigeria) on the 17th  April 1921 and died march 13th 2008. He was also an influencial politician, the African mathematics union suggests that he was the first sub-Saharan African to hold a doctorate in mathematics.
His early research dealt mainly with the question of the existence of periodic solutions of non-linear ordinary differential equations. He successfully used the perturbation technique and several of his publications greatly helped to stimulate research interest in this subject throughout the world and have become classic in literature.
He is the author of several books and journals on mathematics.
He won the Sigvard Eklund prize for original work in differential equations from the international centre for theoretical physics.
He claims to have an elementary proof to the popular fermat’s last theorem. Although these proof was refuted by the world renown scholar in mathematic as they claim that the fermat’s last theorem had already been solved in 1994 by Andrew Wiles and Richard Taylor.

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Prof.Chike Obi
(7)Dr.Opeyemi Enoch: Dr.Opeyemi Enoch became the face of modern mathematicians in Nigeria for his solving of the 156years old Riemann zeta hypothesis. Although some said the solving was inaccurate and hence he could not win the grand price of $1 million. 

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Dr.Enoch Opeyemi
Dr.Enoch became popular on social media after he was said to have proved the said hypothesis in November 11,2015 during the international conference on mathematics and computer science in Vienna, Austria.
Dr.Enoch teaches at the federal University Oye Ekiti(FUOYE) although he is an indigene of Kogi state. Some of his research works include:
Mathematical models and structure for generating electricity from sound, thunder and oceanic bodies. He also designed a prototype of silo for peasant farmers and also discovered a scientific technique for detecting and tracking someone on an evil mission, he also succeeded in inventing methods by which oil pipelines can be protected from vandalism and he is currently working on mathematical approaches to climate changes.
(8)Prof.Aminu Ibrahim: prof.Aminu Ibrahim is a man who can not be left out as his contributions in mathematics are notable and recognized world wide. He is a professor of mathematics at the department of mathematics Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto(North Western Nigeria).
He is also a rector at a polytechnic in the same sokoto state.
He Is a specialist in Algebra with special interest in Permutation Groups, Permutation Patterns, Graphs, Algorithm Automata theory and Cryptography.


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prof.Aminu Ibrahim
He is the main brain behind the discovery of the so called Aunu Groups as well as their Applications in Design Theory, Circuit Theory and Automata Theory.
That ends our list of 8 great mathematicians in Nigeria, you can add to the list.