Professor Falola asks Nigerian universities to treat the Yoruba knowledge tradition Ifá like Aristotle

Nigerian academic Professor Toyin Falola has called on universities and other knowledge institutions to give Ifá, the intellectual and philosophical tradition of the Yoruba people, the academic value it deserves. Falola demands that this tradition, which he emphasized should be treated on the same level as the prominent figures of Western philosophy, be taken seriously in higher education institutions.

This approach, which is frequently debated in academic circles and is considered particularly a critique of Western-centric education, aims for indigenous knowledge systems to be more represented in the global academy. According to the report, Falola draws attention to the absence of this deep intellectual heritage in education systems.