On 4 February, you are invited to Reimagining Nigerian Alternative Heritage: An Exhibition on Monuments and Natural History that explores the enduring relationship between Nigeria’s national monuments, natural history and the stories they continue to tell.

For the first session of our “Imagine(d) Africa” Conference Series, the Institute of African Studies (IAS) at the University of Ibadan and IFRA-Nigeria welcomed Chrystel Olukoï, assistant professor of geography at the University of Washington. They presented their upcoming book building on the PhD fieldwork they carried out in 2020 in Lagos during which they witnessed both the Covid curfews and the #endSARS protests. Their focus is on nighttime in the city, and the many ways in which it is policed.

On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, IFRA-Nigeria proudly hosted our inaugural event of the second year in partnership with the National Museum of Unity in Ibadan. This 3-in-1 event featured a guest lecture, a roundtable discussion, and a hands-on exhibition, all centred around the theme "Accessible and Inclusive Public Spaces." Our goal was to spotlight the significance of cultural venues and the specific needs of individuals with disabilities in participating in cultural experiences.

This event is part of our Nigerian Alternative Archives project, made possible by the French Embassy Fund. 

Between 14 and 15 January 2026, IFRA-Nigeria and the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, will welcome the 2026 International Seminar of the "Gender, Law and Political Activism" project (GLOW).

Did you know IFRA-Nigeria collaborates with ENS to support research in/on the Global South? "Programme Suds" is a multidisciplinary programme organized by ENS-PSL school, in collaboration with IFRA-Nigeria and two Senegalese universities. 

Join the opening of the "Vivre le végétal en ville à Dakar, Ìbàdàn, Porto-Novo, Yaoundé" ("Living with Plants in Dakar, Ìbàdàn, Porto-Novo, and Yaoundé") at the Humathèque (Paris), on 18 December. This research-creation event marks the closing of our INFRAPATRI project, headed by former IFRA-Nigeria Deputy-Director, Dr Emilie Guitard.

The latest issue of Sources on "Revolutionary Cinemas" is out.

Sources is an interdisciplinary, multilingual, open-access peer-reviewed journal focusing on publishing scientific articles with the accompanying data.

Our Resource Center is now open, and makes available: academic litterature on Nigeria and West-Africa (new books available), a large number of grey litteratue and a digital Lab.  Venue: IFRA-Nigeria, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm.

IFRA-Nigeria just published its latest Working Paper on the topic "Nigeria’s 2023 general elections “from below”. continuities, transformation, and variations". A result of our Elections Observatory project, it offers a view of the elections “from the inside” and from a southwestern perspective.

Coordinated by Dr Sa'eed Husaini and Dr Delphine Manetta, this series of articles by Dr Adedeji Adebayo, Okechukwu Livingstone Ikefuama and Dr Olasupo Olakunle Thompson give a new perspective on the 2023 elections.

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Gérard Chouin, PI of the Ife-Sungbo archeological project, just published an article on our PATRINIGERIA blog highlighting the latest development of the project.