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 2696, Saturday February 1st, 1969
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-02-01) West Africa magazine
■ Ghana’s big debate: Before starting discussion of the constitutional proposals of the chiefs justice's commission Ghana’s constitutuent assembly which began its work
■ Two sides of war relief: The International red cross is now to fly food and medical supplies once more into the redoubt under Biafran control
■ 10 years of ECA:3 : The men and the machine: Next week, at its ninth full meeting, which will be attended by U Thant, the UN Economic Commission for Africa celebrates the tenth anniversary of its founding, in January 1958.
■ Guidelines for Ghana's constitution 2: The council of state proposed in the constitutional commission's draft constitution to aid and counsel the president is an innovation
■ Roundabout: The French intervention force: I noticed that in the statement criticising the French that Justin Bomboko the Congo-K foreign minister made just after Christmas he says that a leading general in the French armed forces
■ Books and publications: Awolowo's new Nigeria: The people's republic by Obafemi Awolowo
■ Commercial news: Ghana: Ashanti, Lonrho and the new lease: Ashanti Goldfields has now obtained a new lease of the Obuasi goldmine in Ghana's Ashanti region which it has mined since 1887
■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: What happens after the assembly? On the third day of it's debate on the constitutional proposals which began on January 21, the constitutuent assembly adopted a resolution seeking full powers to enact
■ OCAM: Third term for Hamani Diori: The OCAM summit was held in Kinshasa this week from January 27 to 31.
■ Dateline Africa: Nigeria: Eve of the final push? Biafra radio on Wednesday claimed that a big offensive in the Abagana sector of the Northern front opened on that day with heavy artillery and mortar bombardment
West Africa Magazine 2705, Saturday April 5th, 1969
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-04-05) West Africa magazine
■ Wilson and Nigeria: There is no doubt that Mr. Harold Wilson invited Col. Ojukwu to meet him outside Biafra only after receiving assurance from Umuahia
■ Cameroon party meets in North: Garoua welcomes you with warmth of heart and of climate the welcome given by the Mayor of Garoua at the first Congress of the ruling
■ EEC and associates: Yaounde convention talks in crisis: Ministers of the EEC and the Eighteen African Associates will meet again on May 29 for talks on the renewal of the Yaounde Convention
■ Books and publications: Not so cold? A myth is broken by Major-General A. K. Ocran
Operation cold chop by Peter Barker
■ Commercial news: Cost of living rises in Ghana: Consumer price indices in Ghana rose during 1968 in all sectors covered by the statistical newsletters and in both urban and rural areas
■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: No ministers outside parliament: The constitutuent assembly has decided that no ministers should be appointed from outside the National assembly
West Africa Magazine 2702, Saturday March 16th, 1969
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-03-16) West Africa magazine
■ Harold Wilson’s Arms: If Mr. Harold Wilson ever changed British policy on the supply of arms to Nigeria he would do so only because of public pressure
■ Roundabout: Lonrho, Spears and the strike: What was the background to the miners strike at Ashanti Goldfields corporation's mine here?
■ Building a new constitution: Next week, Ghana’s constitutuent assembly whose work was due to be finished at the end of this month will hear the reports of the five committees
■ A new dawn: From a Correspondent recently in Calabar: Two weeks ago Griot wrote of the great enthusiasm which has sur rounded creation of the South Eastern state as one of the units of the 12-state Nigerian federation.
■ Books and publications: Selfless sailors: The royal Navy and the slavers ( W. E. F Ward. Allen & Unwen Ltd)
■ Commercial news: Nigeria's new development plan: Nigeria will have a £1.163m four-year reconstruction and development programme.
■ Commercial news: Ibadan water loan: The USA will make a new 40-year loan to Nigeria worth £1.8m for completion of the new water supply system for Ibadan
■ Dateline Africa: Ghana: Goldfields strike over? Ashanti Goldfields workers were reported to have gone back to work this week after the strike
West Africa Magazine 2694, Saturday January 18th, 1969
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-01-18) West Africa magazine
■ Nigeria this year: In two speeches during the Commonwealth conference Chief Awolowo emphasised the confidence the Federal government retains in the economy
■ 10 Years of E.C.A.: 1: Background to African poverty: In the operations room at the Adidas Ababa headquarters of the UN Economic commission for Africa, where many meetings of African representatives are held, coloured charts convey at a glance many of the salient features of African economy
■ Books and publications: Cities in development: Urbanisation in Nigeria by Akin L. Mabogunje, The urbanised Nigerian by Theophilus A. Okin
■ Dateline Africa: Otu demands public trial: When the commission of enquiry into their case opened at Burma camp on Jan. 7 air Marshal Michael Otu former GOC Armed forces and his ADC
West Africa Magazine 2697, Saturday February 8th, 1969
(Apapa, Lagos state: Times Press Ltd., 1969-02-08) West Africa magazine
■ EGA and OAU: At the first meeting of the economic commission for Africa tension appeared between the then colonial powers and the African spokesmen
■ 10 years of ECA:4: Linking up the mini-states: This week, at its ninth full session, the UN Economic commission for Africa celebrates the tenth anniversary of its foundation.
■ Roundabout: Ten years of association: It is now just over ten years since the first agreement associating African countries with the European common market came into force at the same time as the EEC itself
■ Books and publications: Future belongs to farmers: African renaissance by Leonard Barnes
■ Commercial news: ECA's tenth anniversary meeting: In Addis Ababa the UN Economic commission for Africa began on Feb 3 it's ninth regular planning session which this time also marks the tenth anniversary of the commission
■ Nigeria: Bombing raid on midwest: A federal government statement has said that an unidentified plane flew over midwest state last week and bombed Obagie.