Professor Toyin Falola, a renowned African intellectual and Professor of History, has called for the study of Ifa and witchcraft as courses combined with science and economics, leading to the award of degree certificates in Nigerian universities.
He also recommended the use of indigenous languages to teach and interact among lecturers and students, irrespective of their courses of study in the universities.
Prof Falola made these recommendations at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka, where he delivered the 54th Convocation lecture on “Decolonising African Higher Education for Transformational Development.”
He argued that the African educational system, as created by the colonial authorities, was not orchestrated for enlightenment nor the advancement and benefits of the colonies but to achieve colonial masters’ economic and governance ambitions and aspirations.
