ICOMOS-Nigeria is the Nigerian national committee of ICOMOS International. It is registered in Nigeria as a non-governmental organisation. Its primary aim is to enhance the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and restoration of monuments and sites in Nigeria, while collaborating with national stakeholders, including professional bodies, and advancing the sustainable conservation of cultural heritage places in Nigeria in line with good international practice.
ICOMOS-Nigeria is multidisciplinary, with a wide range of experts in the academia and heritage practice, including young emerging professionals who are critical for the future of heritage conservation in Nigeria.
At international level, ICOMOS is the only global professional organization dedicated to the conservation of the world’s cultural heritage places. In this capacity, it is one of the three advisory bodies to the World Heritage Committee under the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
