National Repository of Nigeria
The Apex Repository of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with objectives to:
- Preserve in electronic format the intellectual and cultural resources of Nigeria for posterity.
- Increase the visibility of the Nigerian knowledge storehouse and its scholarly, literary and cultural heritage; and
- Increase the availability and accessibility of Nigerian content to the global community.
Our Categories
Select a Category to browse its collections.
- Speeches/Essays of past and present Presidents, Political office holders of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and other well meaning Nigerians
- These are a collection of sound recordings, such as lectures, interviews, podcasts, music, and oral histories. These audio materials cover a wide range of topics and are available for listening, learning, and research purposes."
- Collection containing extensive selection of framed autographs, manuscripts, historical books and materials from pre-colonial times
- A collection of the constitutions, Laws and Acts of the Federal Government of Nigeria, all Political parties and parastatals
- Historical information of Nigerians based on personal narration
- A collection of all official government gazettes and circulars by the Federal Government of Nigeria and its federating states.
- These are a collection of materials that support the preservation, promotion, and revitalization of indigenous languages. These resources include language learning materials, dictionaries, stories and cultural documents that reflect the linguistic and cultural diversity of indigenous communities."
- A collection of writings on different subjects published in journals and other periodicals
- A collection of Maps of different locations in Nigeria
Recent Submissions
West Africa Magazine 3278, 19 May, 1980
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1980-05-19) West Africa magazine
■ The French connection: The new colonial pact is even more severe than the old ones, no less a figure than President Senghor announced shortly before the Franco-African summit in Nice last week
■ Military return to power in Uganda: Uganda has provided the latest of a long series of cases in Africa in which military men claim to know better than elected politicians how a country should be run
■ Franco-African summit notebook by Alex Rondos:Towards a French Commonwealth: A special report from Nice illustrates how African and French leaders tended to avoid the more controversial political issues to concentrate on economics.
■ Nigeria’s hope of nuclear weapons: Enukora Joe Okoli interviews Professor Iya Abubakar Nigerian Minister of defence
■ A glaring example of bad faith: Stanley Macebuh in an article reprinted from the Daily Times of Nigeria, reflects on the wider implications of journalism of the Vera Ifudu case
■ Books and publications: A mystery set forth: The stone images of Esie by Phillips Stevens Jr.
■ Economic and business news: The missing men of oil: The International Labour Organisation recently published a report prepared for discussion by its Petroleum committee
■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Secret court-martial of eight: West Africa has received unofficial information from Accra that the seven soldiers undergoing court-martial for conspiracy to cause mutiny
West Africa Magazine 3279, 26th May, 1980
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1980-05-26) West Africa magazine
■ Stability and change: Questions about the difference between stability and longevity (as regards West African regimes) have been dramatically raised by the news that there has been an attempt on the life of President Sèkou Tourè of Guinea
■ Prospecting for oil in Nigeria: In the first of two articles on the Nigerian oil industry Martin Quinlan, of the Petroleum Economist, looks at the prospects for a new attitude towards oil companies over exploration and financial arrangements.
■ OAU’s plan for food: A drive towards self-sufficiency in food production is one of the main recommendations of the Plan of Action agreed at the OAU's special summit in Lagos last month.
■ The story of an oral historian of genius: In Africa, says the Malian author Hampathe Ba, when an old man dies it is like setting a whole library on fire and burning. it down if Mbalifele Janneh, the octogenarian sage of Bakau who died last month was no library, he was certainly a good number of books combined
■ Timber in trouble: John Kugblenu adds a postscript to our articles on the timber trade: African timber and plywood (Ghana) limited (ATP) at Samreboi in the Western region apparently in serious difficulties at present
■ Books and publications: Who is who: Dictionary of African biography: volume 2. Sierra Leone and Zaire (reference publications)
■ Africa focus at Frankfurt: The world s biggest Book Fair is paying especial attention this year to African publishing. A. C. Imfeld of Evangelical Press Service reports on some of the preparations involved.
■ Economic and business news: A cocoa consuming view: Britain's Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance held its annual general meeting last week
West Africa Magazine 3275, 28th April, 1980
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1980-04-28) West Africa magazine
■ A problem for the OAU: President William Tolbert was the first OAU chairman to die in office in the organisation’s 17year history
■ Ghana’s Catholic centenary: Pope John Paul it is due to arrive in Ghana on May 8, 1980 as part of his African tour beginning on May 2,the other countries the pontiff is visiting are Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Congo, Zaire and Kenya
■ The OAU turns to development: Enokura Joe Okoli reports from Lagos on the final run-up to the OAU Economic Summit and the unexpected constitutional problems involved
■ Farmers and foreigners: In his second article on the Ivory Coast, Alex Rondos considers the two main groups contributing to the country's economy and how the state responds to them.
■ In the cause of the Liberian people...? Brutality is not a matter of frontiers or racial divisions. The inefficient and rough executions of 13 former men of power in Liberia do not compare with the mass murders of Buchenwald, the flash killing of hundreds of thousands at Hiroshima
■ Timber politics in Ghana: •Lift the (LOG) ban and save the timber trade from total collapse’” seems to be the consistent war-cry of a section of the Ghanaian timber business community
■ Books and publications: The remarkable Mungo: Mungo Park by Kenneth Lupton
■ Economic and business news: Changing fortunes: After rising for six consecutive months the international Monetary Funds price e index of commodities, other than oil and precious metals — categories which everybody
■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Tempers rise over 'Oligate' Judicial commission named: Tempers are rising high over the alleged N2,800m missing from the funds of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
West Africa Magazine 3274, 21st April, 1980
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1980-04-21) West Africa magazine
■ Death of a Liberian regime: A coup in Liberia was necessary, according to Master Sergeant Samual K. Doe, because of the rampant corruption in the country and "the continued failure of the government to handle effectively the affairs of the Liberian people
■ A joyful birth for Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe last week moved to independence amid scenes of great joy with Mr Robert Mugabe, the new prime minister
■ Master Sergeant Doe’s Cabinet: A correspondent reports on the details known so far of the coup that overthrew President Tolbert and its immediate aftermath. Following the 12 April coup by non-commissioned officers and other ranks in Monrovia
■ An exemplary election: A correspondent looks at the report on the Zimbabwe elections by the Commonwealth Observer Group: An exemplary demonstration of what can be achieved by a free and fair and politically conscious
■ Economic and business news: Budget opportunities: A conference organised by the Nigeria British chamber of commerce in London on the Nigerian budget 1980 attracted some 250 participants
■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Dispute over appeal against AFRC sentence: There has been some controversy over the special tribunal ruling setting aside adverse findings against Mr E. K. Owusu
West Africa Magazine 3273, 14th April, 1980
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd, 1980-04-14) West Africa magazine
■ The power of the market: The news from Ghana is that Makola number one market in the centre of Accra, which was bulldozed to the ground during the revolutionary regime of Flight Lieutenant J. J. Rawlings, is now once again the scene of brisk marketing activities,
■ Liberia’s April 14 indictment: In Monrovia today at least 50 members of the progressive people's party are to appear before a grand jury for indictment on charges of sedition and treason.
■ Race and the Bristol riot: There wax one curious element that emerged from the controversy over the recent outbreak of fighting between black youths and the police in the British city of Bristol
■ Upper Volta: how democracy is linked to development: When in Ouagadougou at the end of March to participate in the Congress of UDV-RDA
■ Imperialism and the Volta dam-IV: Power supply and economic nationalism A correspondent concludes a series of articles giving the economic and political background to Ghana’s Volta River project.
■ Books and publications: Literary lyricism: Une si longue lettre by Mariama Ba
■ Economic and business news: Another ICA faltering: Whilst the international cocoa agreement was being unpleasantly talked out of existence in London
■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Soldiers arrested for conspiracy: The Ministry of defence has announced that a number of soldiers and a civilian were arrested on March 29