Caleb Olaniyan is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

Professor of

Zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

, and former President of the

Nigerian Academy of Science The Nigerian Academy of Science is the official science academy of Nigeria. The academy of science was established on 18 January 1977, as an association of Nigeria's foremost scientists, but incorporated in 1986. It is the apex scientific organ ...

. In 1989, he was elected President of the

to succeeded Professor

Ifedayo Oladapo Ifedayo Olawole Oladapo, OON, FICE, NNOM, (24 November 1932 – 6 March 2010) was a Nigerian academic and professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Lagos. Early life Ifedayo was born in Ondo City and had his early education at Gover ...

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Living people Nigerian zoologists Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-bio-stub