National Archives of Nigeria
The National Archives of Nigeria has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, with branches in Enugu, Ibadan, and Kaduna.[1] As of 2017, the current Director of Archives is Mr. Danjuma Dambring Fer.[2][3]
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History
Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike did a survey of Nigerian public records from 1951 to 1953. Based on what was found, he made a recommendation to have a public record office.[4] This led to the founding of the Nigerian Record Office on April 1, 1954.[4][5] In 1957, the Public Archives Ordinance No. 43 was enacted and became effective on November 14, 1957. It changed the name of the archives to become the National Archives of Nigeria.[4]
The archive was housed at the University of Ibadan until 1958.[6]
The Federal Government provided £51,000 to create the first permanent building in Ibadan in the First Economic Programme, 1955–60. This building officially opened on January 9, 1959.[7]
National Archives of Nigeria, Ibadan Zonal Office
Past Leadership
- Kenneth Dike was originally appointed the Government Supervisor of Public Records and then the Director of the Archives from 1954 to 1963.[4][6] He is also considered to be the father of the Nigerian Archives.[4]
- Lloyd C. Gwam followed soon afterwards on April 1, 1964, to become the Director of the Archives until his death on July 2, 1965.[4]
- S.O. Sowoolu succeeded Mr. Gwam and is credited for starting the expansion of the archives.[4]
Locations
The National Archives of Nigeria has fifteen offices.[4] 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.[4]
Professional memberships
National
Regional
International
- Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Record Managers[4]
- International Council on Archives (ICA)[4]
- International Records Management Council[4]
References
- "National Archives of Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information and Communication: Contact Us". 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018.
- "National Archives of Nigeria". Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- "Etats membres: Member States" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- Abioye, Abiola (2007-02-27). "Fifty years of archives administration in Nigeria: lessons for the future". Records Management Journal. 17 (1): 52–62. doi:10.1108/09565690710730697. ISSN 0956-5698. S2CID 111272930.
- Salau, Mohammed (January 4, 2016). "Endangered archives blog: National Archives Kaduna Collection". blogs.bl.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- Adelberger, Jörg (1992). "National Archives: Kaduna (NAK), Nigeria". History in Africa. 19: 435–439. doi:10.2307/3172011. JSTOR 3172011. S2CID 162380404.
- Gwam, Lloyd (1963). "The First Permanent Building of the Nigerian National Archives". The American Archivist. 26 (1): 67–74. doi:10.17723/aarc.26.1.l5412hr043222776. ISSN 0360-9081.
- Heap, Simon (1994). "The Nigerian National Archives, Enugu: An Introduction for Users and Summary of Holdings". History in Africa. 21: 435–440. doi:10.2307/3171900. ISSN 0361-5413. JSTOR 3171900. S2CID 161149360.
- Heap, Simon (1991). "The Nigerian National Archives, Ibadan: An Introduction for Users and a Summary of Holdings". History in Africa. 18: 159–172. doi:10.2307/3172061. ISSN 0361-5413. JSTOR 3172061. S2CID 248817669.
Bibliography
- published in 20th century
- S.S. Waniko (1959). "Nigeria's history on record". West-African Review. London. 30. OCLC 2451556. (About National Archives)
- Lloyd Gwam (1963). "The First Permanent Building of the Nigerian National Archives". American Archivist. 26: 67–74. doi:10.17723/aarc.26.1.l5412hr043222776.
- National Archives of Nigeria (1985). National Archives of Nigeria: Its purpose, development and functions.
- Gizachew Adamu (1989). "Archives in Nigeria: how to salvage the soul of the nation". Savanna: A Journal of the Environmental and Social Sciences. Nigeria: Ahmadu Bello University. 10. ISSN 0331-0523. (About National Archives)
- J. van Albada; P. Bower (1989), Records management and national archives in Nigeria (PDF), Technical Report, Paris: Unesco
- C. Uduigwome (1989). "Use of archival resources by students in the National Archives, Ibadan". Nigerian Archives. Society of Nigerian Archivists. 1. ISSN 1115-2141.
- Simon Heap (1991). "Nigerian National Archives, Ibadan: An Introduction for Users and a Summary of Holdings". History in Africa. 18: 159–172. doi:10.2307/3172061. JSTOR 3172061. S2CID 248817669.
- Jörg Adelberger (1992). "National Archives: Kaduna (NAK), Nigeria". History in Africa. 19: 435–439. doi:10.2307/3172011. JSTOR 3172011. S2CID 162380404.
- National Archives Act, Nigeria, 1992
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Simon Heap (1993). "Nigerian National Archives, Kaduna: An Introduction for Users and a Summary of Holdings". History in Africa. 20: 395–407. doi:10.2307/3171986. JSTOR 3171986. S2CID 248820516.
- Simon Heap (1994). "Nigerian National Archives, Enugu: An Introduction for Users and a Summary of Holdings". History in Africa. 21: 435–440. doi:10.2307/3171900. JSTOR 3171900. S2CID 161149360.
- National Archives of Nigeria (1995), Guide to Sources of Nigerian History, Lagos, ISBN 978-9783343801
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- published in 21st century
- Abiola Abioye (2007). "Fifty years of archives administration in Nigeria: lessons for the future". Records Management Journal. 17(1). doi:10.1108/09565690710730697.
- Angel D. Batiste (2007), State of Arabic Manuscript Collections in Nigeria: Report of a Survey Tour to Northern Nigeria, Washington DC: U.S. Library of Congress (Includes information about National Archives)
- Abiola Abioye (2009). "Searchers' Perception of Access Regulations in Nigerian National Archives". Library Philosophy and Practice. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ISSN 1522-0222.
- Toyin Falola; Saheed Aderinto (2010). "K.O. Dike and the National Archives of Nigeria". Nigeria, Nationalism, and Writing History. United States: University of Rochester Press. pp. 27–36. ISBN 978-1-58046-358-4.
- A. A. Maidabino (2010). "Availability, Organization, and Use of Archival Records: A Study of Public Archives Agencies in the Northwestern States of Nigeria". Library Philosophy and Practice. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ISSN 1522-0222.
- Olutayo Charles Adesina (2012), Archival Documents and the Gatekeepers in the Twenty-first Century: Reconfiguring Nigeria's National Archives. Abstract. Paper presented at conference in Senegal "Archives of Post-Independence Africa and its Diaspora"
- Mohammed Salau (2016). "National Archives Kaduna Collection". Endangered Archives. London: British Library.
- C.O. Onyeneke (2017). "Impact of disaster on access to records of National Archives of South East, Nigeria". Collection Building. 36 (2): 63–68. doi:10.1108/CB-12-2016-0033. ISSN 0160-4953.
External links
- Official site
- Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. National Archives of Nigeria (via Archive.org)
- American Historical Association, Archives Wiki. National Archives of Nigeria(detailed listing)
- Nigeria, Archival Landscapes, Society of American Archivists, Apr 22, 2021 (video)
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