About us
Where ideas meet
Nigeria's future
An independent, non-partisan collective of Nigerian scholars and public intellectuals — building the intellectual infrastructure the nation deserves.
What drives us
Our Mission
Bridge the gap
Close Nigeria's intellectual leadership gap by elevating homegrown scholarship to where policy is shaped.
Root ideas locally
Deliver domestically rooted, actionable policy ideas — not borrowed frameworks, but solutions built from Nigeria's realities.
Foster collaboration
Cultivate collaborative leadership among the country's top thinkers, scholars, and innovators.
Our story
Who We Are
The Yaba School of Thought (YSoT) is a non-partisan collective of Nigerian scholars, public intellectuals, and policy thinkers committed to addressing the country's deep-rooted governance and development challenges through rigorous, context-specific research.
Founded in 2025 and based in Yaba, Lagos — a historic hub of education and innovation — YSoT brings together 12–15 leading voices from diverse fields to generate high-impact, locally grounded ideas.
Our work influences public discourse, supports evidence-based policymaking, and rebuilds the intellectual infrastructure needed for long-term national development.
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Meaningful national transformation demands a renewal of intellectual leadership rooted in Nigeria's unique realities.
We believe borrowed models cannot solve locally grown problems. Every idea we surface is tested against Nigeria's context — its history, its institutions, its people.
Quick facts
At a Glance
Founded
2025
Location
Yaba, Lagos
Team Size
12 thinkers
Nature
Non-partisan, independent
Focus Areas
6 core policy domains
First Event
Inaugural Webinar, 2025
The people
Meet our Thinkers
A carefully assembled collective of scholars, policy experts, and public intellectuals from across Nigeria's most critical disciplines.
