Partner With Wikimedia Nigeria
We collaborate with universities, Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM), governmental agencies, media organizations, and cultural foundations to digitise, document, and liberate Nigeria's heritage under open Creative Commons licenses.
Global Knowledge Commons
Your collections and educational initiatives indexed on Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons, accessible to over 1 billion monthly visitors.
How We Collaborate With Institutions
Explore the four primary avenues through which Nigerian institutions and Wikimedia Nigeria create sustainable open knowledge impact.
GLAM Digitisation
Partnering with national museums, galleries, and state archives to digitise historical manuscripts, cultural artifacts, and audio-visual archives under open Creative Commons licensing.
- Wikimedia Commons batch upload
- Archival metadata curation
- Global cultural exhibition sprints
Higher Education
Embedding Wikipedia and Wikidata writing into undergraduate and postgraduate coursework, teaching critical evaluation, academic citation, and open access publishing.
- Campus Fan Club establishment
- Faculty & researcher training
- Wikipedia in Education curriculum
Media & Civil Society
Teaming up with fact-checking organizations, investigative media houses, and NGOs to combat misinformation, liberate public data, and enrich Wikidata records.
- Fact-checking verification pipelines
- Open public records archiving
- Civic edit-a-thons on public policy
Indigenous Languages
Partnering with linguistics departments and cultural associations to build digital corpora for Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Tyap, and Nigerian Pidgin.
- Oral history & pronunciation audio
- Lexicographical data on Wiktionary
- Native tongue translation campaigns
The Institutional Partnership Lifecycle
From initial exploratory dialogue to permanent open-access preservation, we ensure every step is transparent and well-governed.
Expression of Interest
Submit the proposal form below detailing your institution's collection, academic objectives, or collaboration scope.
Scoping & MoU
Our Directorate meets with your leadership team to define timelines, licensing frameworks, and execute an official Memorandum of Understanding.
Capacity & Execution
We supply certified trainers, digitisation protocols, edit-a-thon toolkits, and facilitate student/staff training workshops.
Global Preservation
Collections and scholarly works are permanently indexed on Wikimedia platforms, delivering international academic attribution and reach.
Recognized Institutional Alliances
A selection of tertiary institutions, federal cultural custodians, and international bodies collaborating with Wikimedia Nigeria.
University of Ibadan
GLAM archival digitisation, academic workshops, and student research cohorts.
University of Ilorin
Pioneering university campus fan club, regular edit-a-thons, and digital literacy tracks.
National Library of Nigeria
Preservation of national bibliography, historic newspaper indexes, and cultural archives.
Wikimedia Foundation
Grant allocations, technology infrastructure, legal support, and movement charter alignment.
Institutional Collaboration Proposal
Complete this proposal form on behalf of your institution. Our Partnerships Directorate will review and reply within 48 business hours.
Partnerships Directorate
Wikimedia User Group NigeriaFor high-level institutional protocols, official letters of invitation, or direct queries:
Why Institutions Partner With Us
Need More Information?
Explore our thematic program archives and research documents before submitting your proposal.
