The Scientific Committee of IFRA-Nigeria brings together experts from academia and our former directors to provide strategic guidance and independent insight. Meeting once a year, the Committee reviews our scientific progress, evaluates ongoing projects, and helps shape future research priorities.
Professor Olufunke Adeboye
Professor of Social History at the Department of History and Strategic Studies of the University of Lagos
Professeur Coffi Aholou
Director of the Centre d'Excellence Régional sur les Villes Durables d'Afrique (CERViDA)
Dr Titilope Ajayi
Senior regional leader and scholar-practitioner, specialist in Women, Peace and Security
Dr Elodie Apard
Researcher at IRD, Unité de Recherche Migrations et Société (URMIS)
Former Director of IFRA-Nigeria
Dr Gérard Chouin
Associate Professor of History, William & Mary University
Former Director of IFRA-Nigeria
Dr Divine Fuh
Lecturer in Social Anthropology & Director of the Institute for Humanities Africa, University of Cape Town
Professor Mustapha Gwadabe
Professor of Political History, Ahmadu Bello University
Dr Vincent Hiribarren
Reader in Modern History, King's College London
Former Director of IFRA-Nigeria
Professor Taibat Lawanson
Leverhulme Professor of Planning and Heritage, University of Liverpool
Professor of Urban Management and Governance at the University of Lagos
Professor Barbara Morovich
Professor of Anthropology, Department of Urbanism, University Panthéon-Sorbonne
Former Director of IFRA-Nigeria
Professor Rasheed Olaniyi
Professor of Economic and Social History in the Department of History, University of Ibadan
Professor Sola Olorunyomi
Professor in Cultural and Media Studies & Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan
Professor Molatokunbo Olutayo
Professor of Gender Studies, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan
Dr Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos
Senior Researcher at IRD
Director of the Nigeria Watch project
Dr Abdoulaye Sounaye
Lecturer and Head of Department, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient