Ekiti State is a state in southwest Nigeria, declared a state on October 1, 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. The state, carved out of the territory of old Ondo State, covers the former twelve local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State. On creation, it took off with sixteen (16) Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones. Ekiti State is one of the thirty-six states (Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)) that constitute Nigeria. Ekiti State is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria. Several pioneers academics are from the state. Pioneers like Profs Adegoke Olubummo(1st Nigeria Professor in the field of Mathematics), Adeyinka Adeyemi(1st Professor of Architecture in West Africa). Others include renowned academics like Profs J.F. Ade-Ajayi, Niyi Osundare, Sam Aluko, Bolaji Aluko, Peter Bodurin and others too many to mention.

Ekiti ist ein Bundesstaat Nigerias mit der Hauptstadt Ado Ekiti, die größte Stadt ist Efon Alaaye mit 279.339 Einw. (2005).

Ekiti est un État yoruba du sud-ouest du Nigeria.

Ekiti är en delstat i sydvästra Nigeria, i inlandet, väster om Nigerfloden. Den bildades 1996, och var tidigare en del av delstaten Ondo.

Ekiti to jeden ze stanów Nigerii. Leży w centrum kraju i sąsiaduje ze stanami Ondo, Kogi, Kwara i Osun. Jego stolicą jest Ado Ekiti. Powstał w 1996 po odłączeniu części stanu Ondo.