Tobiloba Akibo

Tobiloba has been practising as a landscape architect for 8 years, she has a first degree in
Architecture from Covenant University, and a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from
University of Lagos, she is committed to landscape ecology and conservation, with experience in
exploring, documenting and preserving historic landscapes and the evolution of landscape
architecture styles within open spaces in pre and post-colonial Nigeria. She has extensive experience
in public park design, private residential landscaping and garden design. She has also volunteered
her time at Legacy 1995, a historical preservation group in Nigeria focused on preserving historic
monuments and sites in Nigeria where between 2016-2020, she served as the ground manager and
membership secretary, where she worked with a team that aimed to preserve the landscaping and
grounds of the site in the landscape style of the 1800's in Lagos, Nigeria to match the existing
historical building on the site.

A registered member of the Society of Landscape Architects in Nigeria (SLAN), and International
Council on Monuments and Sites ( ICOMOS) Nigeria, she currently practises in Lagos, Nigeria.
She currently chairs the IFLA Africa Communications and External Relations committee.