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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

National Archives of Nigeria
National Headquarters
Federal Ministry of Information and Communications
Department of National Archives of Nigeria
Radio House, Garki
Abuja, Nigeria
Telephone: 234-9-2344105
Email: abuja@nigerianarchives.gov.ng

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

Branch offices:

Abeokuta (est. 1989)

Abuja (headquarters)

Akure (est. 1985)

Benin (est. 1982)

Calabar (est. 1986)

Ilorin (est. 1985)

Jos (est. 1989)

Lagos

Maiduguri (est. 2005)

Owerri (est. 1986)

Port Harcourt (est. 1986)

Sokoto (est. 1982)