History of the Department
The Department of Mathematics came into existence on 15th of July 2016 when the senate of Ekiti State University approved the splitting of the Department of Mathematical Sciences in Faculty of Science into three (3) Departments.
The Department was first named the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in 1982/1983 academic session with a degree programme in Mathematics. In 1991 a degree programme in Computer Science was started in the Department and in 2002 a degree programme inn Statistics was introduced. About four Lecturers started the Department which include: Mr. S. A. Olorunsola now Professor S. A. Olorunsola (retired). Professor Akin Ojo, Mr Akpome (a Corp Member) and Dr. Adjei as the first Head of Department.