Timeline of Ibadan

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1835 – Oluyole becomes Olubadan.
 * 1851 – Anglican Church Mission established by David Hinderer.
 * 1900 – Lagos-Ibadan railway begins operating

20th century

 * 1913 – Ibadan Grammar School established.
 * 1916 – Moor Plantation established near Ibadan.
 * 1929 – Government College founded.
 * 1947 – Economic protest.
 * 1948 – University College of Ibadan and its Botanical Garden established.
 * 1949 – Nigerian Tribune newspaper begins publication.
 * 1951 – Ibadan Peoples Party organized.
 * 1952 – Population: 459,196.
 * 1954 – Nigerian Records Office headquartered in Ibadan.
 * 1955
 * Historical Society of Nigeria founded in Ibadan.
 * Isaac Babalola Akinyele becomes Olubadan.
 * 1957 – Black Orpheus literary magazine begins publication.
 * 1958 – Nigerian National Archives headquartered in city.
 * 1959 – Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) television begins broadcasting (later NTA Ibadan).
 * 1960
 * Liberty Stadium opens.
 * Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research headquartered in city.
 * 1961 – Mbari Writers and Artists Club formed.
 * 1962 – University of Ibadan active; Institute of African Studies founded.
 * 1963 – Population: 627,380.
 * 1965 – Cocoa House built.
 * 1967 – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture headquartered in city.
 * 1975
 * Population: 847,000.
 * David Jemibewon becomes governor of Oyo State.
 * 1976
 * City becomes capital of Oyo State.
 * Akinyele, Lagelu, and Oluyole semi-urban local governments created.
 * 1982 – Leventis United football team formed.
 * 1989 – Egbeda, Ido, and Ona Ara semi-urban local governments created.
 * 1991 – Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan South-East, and Ibadan South-West urban local governments created.
 * 1999 – becomes Olubadan

21st century



 * 2003
 * Ibadan Internet Exchange commissioned.
 * Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja becomes governor of Oyo State.
 * 2007 – Oyekunle Ayinde Olukotun becomes Olubadan.
 * 2011
 * Abiola Ajimobi becomes governor of Oyo State.
 * Population: 2,949,000 (urban agglomeration).