1. First TV Station in Africa
2. First University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria
3. First University in Nigeria- University College Ibadan – now University of Ibadan,
4. First Skyscraper in West Africa
5. First Stadium in Nigeria- Liberty Stadium – now Obafemi Awolowo Stadium –
6. First Television Drama Series in Nigeria- The Village Headmaster
7. First Printing Press in Nigeria- Wesleyan Mission Press was set up in Ibadan in 1853
