Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe the new President of the Nigerian Academy of Science attended Igbobi College from 1967-1968 for the Higher School as a member of Aggrey House. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science [B.Sc. (Hons)] degree in Mathematics in the lst Class Division by the University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1971; a Master of Mathematics [M. Maths] degree in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science in 1973 and a Doctor of Philosophy [PhD] in Civil Engineering with specialisation in Applied Mechanics/Systems in 1976 both from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Professor Ibidapo-Obe was a Western Nigeria Government Scholar at the University of Lagos from 1968-1971 and was the overall best graduating student of the University in 1971.

Professor Ibidapo-Obe was a Commonwealth Scholar (Canada) (1972-1976); an NSERC/CIDA (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council/Canadian International Development Agency and a Senior Fulbright Research Scholar (1980-1981).

He served the University of Lagos from October 1, 1972 as a Graduate Assistant through 1976 as Lecturer Grade II till 1983 as Professor.
Professor Ibidapo-Obe has served as Head of the Engineering Analysis Unit (1991-1995) and the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Lagos, (1995- 1999). 

He was subsequently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor in April 2000 and acted as Vice-Chancellor between September 2000 and April 2002.  He was appointed substantive Vice-Chancellor on 1st May, 2002 and successfully served until 30th April 2007.He was the Chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities. He was 2-times awarded the Best Vice Chancellor’s Prize (2004,2005) for the Nigerian University System(NUS).The tenure witnessed a phenomenal development of the University through massive re-assessment and focussed endowment/funds mobilisation.

He has published extensively in reputable international journals with some 60 papers after the appointment as Professor. The focus of his research is on Control and Information Systems in a Stochastic Environment. He serves as an International Scholar-in-Residence at The Pennsylvania State University and a Visiting Research Professor at Texas Southern University.

 Professor Oye Ibidapo-Obe  was conferred with the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Science and Academy of Engineering, Nigerian Computer Society and Mathematical Association of Nigeria and a receipient of the ICOBA Merit Award .He was conferred with the national honour as Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Federal Republic of Nigeria .

He was born on July 5 1949, married to Olusola and has 4 children