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Archives and Libraries

• Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
• If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
• Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives

Department of National Archives of Nigeria
Archives, 10th Floor
Radio House, Garki
Abuja, Nigeria

Telephone: +234 8023009315
Email: dna@nationalarchivesofnigeria.org
Website
National Archives of Nigeria Online Finding aid

• The National Archives of Nigeria has fifteen offices. The three main archive locations are zonal offices. Each location keeps records of colonial administration relating to its particular region, along with newspapers and official government publications.
  

Zonal offices:

Enugu (east, est. 1958)

Department of National Archives of Nigeria
Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Email: enugu@nigerianarchives.gov.ng

Ibadan (west, est. 1958)

Department of National Archives of Nigeria
University of Ibadan, UI
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Email: ibadan@nigerianarchives.gov.ng

Kaduna (north)

Department of National Archives of Nigeria
Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Email: kaduna@nigerianarchives.gov.ng

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Libraries

National Library of Nigeria Headquarters
Plot 274, Sanusi Dantata House
Central Business District, Abuja FCT
Abuja, Nigeria 1

Telephone: +234 805 425 5169
E-mail: info@nln.gov.ng
Website
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Museums

Google listing of museums in Nigeria

Record Offices

Ministry of Interior
Room 104 & 123
Block F, Old Federal Secretariat
Area 1, Garki-Abuja
Nigeria

Telephone, Customer Care: +234 (0) 700 009 9999
Email: info@ecitibiz.interior.gov.ng

For information about seven marriage registries, including addresses and phone numbers, see Nigeria Marriage Registries.