The study assessed the factors influencing adoption of improved maize varieties in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 120 maize farmers using a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Logit regression model were used to analyzed the data collected. The result of the study shows that majority (90%) of the sampled maize farmers were male while 10% were female. Largest proportions (75.0%) of the maize farmers were around the ages of 31-50 years, majority (85.83%) of the respondents were married. The result also shows that majority (95.83%) of the respondents had some form of education. Majority (63.33%) of the respondents were aware of the improved maize varieties and majority (73.63) of the adopters mostly grown Sammaz 16 maize varieties. Factors including age, household size farm size, level of education and access to technology were found to significantly influenced adoption of improved maize varieties in the study area.