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The Yorùbá are the main ethnic group in the states of Ekiti , Kwara , Lagos, Ogun , Ondo, Osun , Kogi, Edo (Akoko Edo) , and Oyo ; they also constitute a sizable proportion of the citizens of the Republic of Benin. The majority of Yorùbá people are Christians, with the Church of Nigeria (Anglican), Catholic, Pentecostal, Methodist, and Indigenous churches having the largest memberships. Muslims comprise about a quarter of the Yorùbá population, with the traditional Yorùbá religion accounting for the rest.

The chief Yorùbá cities are LagosAlternate uses: Lagos (disambiguation Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria and, with its population of 13. 4 million ( 2000), one of the largest in Africa (second only to Cairo, Egypt). Lagos was the capital of Nigeria until 1991 when the capital was move, IbadanIbadan is the second largest city in Nigeria and the capital of Oyo State. It has a population of 3,300,000. Local industries include food processing and cigarette manufacture. Ibandan was founded by the Yoruba in 1750. It became a Yoruba military headqua, AbeokutaAbeokuta is a city of southwest Nigeria, situated at 7°8'N, 3°25'E, on the Ogun river, 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2002, the Abeokuta proper had an estimated population of about 530,000, while the figure for the city an, AkureAkure is a city in the southwestern region of Nigeria, and is the capital of Ondo state. The city has a population of approximately 587,087. Rock engravings dating back to the Mesolithic period, have been discovered on the outskirts of Akure, as has the o, IlorinIlorin is the sixth largest city in Nigeria and is the capital of Kwara State. It has a population of 1,136,854. Local industries include food processing and cigarette and sugar manufacturing. Ilorin was founded by the Yoruba in 1450, the largest single e, Ogbomoso, Ondo, Ota, Shagamu , Iseyin , Osogbo, Ilesha , Oyo and Ilé-Ifè.

Sport: Yorùbáland stadia include the National Stadium, Lagos (55,000 capacity), Teslim Balogun stadium (35,000 capacity), Liberty Stadium, Ibadan (40,000 capacity).

• University of Lagos
• Lagos state University
• University of Ibadan
• University of Agric, abeokuta
• Ogun State University
• Covanant University
• Bowen University
• Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso
• Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo
• Ondo State University
• Wesley University, Ondo
• Federal University of Technology Akure
• City University, Ibadan
• Redeemer University, Ede
• University of Ilorin, Ilorin
• Obafemi Awolowo Universtiy, Ile Ife
• Babcork University, Iwo
• Cetep University, Lagos
• Pan Africa University, Lekki , Lagos
• University of Ado Ekiti