 At the Nigeria College of Arts, Science and Technology, the Zaria Art Society was formed with the goal of synthesizing European and native traditions.Uche Okeke, a founding member, adapted uli as a basis for "a new visual language" separate from western forms.His work in the Nsukka School is said to have led to a renewal of uli aesthetics in Nigeria, as the Zaria Society eventually morphed into the Uli Revivalist Movement that continued through the 20th century.