Nigeria 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: [mailto:enugu@nigerianarchives.gov.ng enugu@nigerianarchives.gov.ng]


 * Ibadan (west, est. 1958)

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


 * Kaduna (north)

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

Endangered Archives: Nigeria

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 Facebnook

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: [mailto:info@ecitibiz.interior.gov.ng info@ecitibiz.interior.gov.ng]

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