Emeritus Professor Seth Sunday Ajayi (NNOM) 1943–2026: Africa’s First Professor of Wildlife Conservation
Professor Seth Sunday Ajayi (1943-2026) was a visionary scholar who left a legacy of transforming Africa’s relationship with its natural heritage. As the continent’s first professor of wildlife conservation, he was more of an institutional architect than a bureaucrat. From founding pioneering academic departments to designing Nigeria’s National Parks framework, his life was defined by a …