GUIDE TO SOURCES OF NIGERIAN HISTORY

NATIONAL ARCHIVES KADUNA

 
KANO PROVINCE
Kano province was created in 1903 after the conquest of the town by the British. For administrative purposes, the province was divided into four divisions, Kano, Katsina, Katagum and Hadeija. Each of the divisions was divided into districts ruled by districts heads, and each district comprised a number of villages. Between 1904 and 1934 Kano Province under went series of administrative changes. In 1904 Katagum Province was merged with Kano Province. In 1926 Kano Province consisted of Kano; Zaria, Bauchi and Bornu while Katsina Division was transferred to Zaria Province. By 1934 Kano Province consisted of Kano, Kazema, Gumel and Hadeija Divisions. In 1967 the province was abolished.
KANOPROF    
1 REGISTERS AND BOOKS 1923-1956 26 volume/s
2 Incoming Correspondence Registers 1923-1948 17"
3 Outgoing Correspondence Registers 1923-1948 1"
4 Circular Record Books 1950-1951 3"
5 District Note Books 1945-1954 4"
6 Minute Book 1938-1956 I"
  General Correspondence of the Provincial Office 1913-1962 6/584 files
       
KANO LOCAL AUTHORITY
  KANOLOCAUTH    
1 REGISTERS 1926-1962 40 volume/s
2 Incoming Correspondence Registers 1942-1962 5"
3 Outgoing Correspondence Registers 1953-1962 9"
4 Register of Certificate of Occupancy 1925-1956 16"
5 Plot Registers 1926-1955 7"
6 Register of Liquor 1938 2"
7 Sabongari Headquarters Register Not dated 1"
8 Court Record Books 1916-1959 60"
9 Court Record Books (Criminal Cases) 1918-1954 43"
10 Court Record Book (Civil Cases) 1916-1959 17"
11 Account Books 1915-1959 25"
12 Departmental Vote Book 1956 1"
13 Cash Books 1918-1959 14"
14 Revenue and Expenditure 1915-1957 6"
15 Assessment Book 1951-1953 1"
16 Paper Money Registers 1945-1958 3"
17 Departmental Books 1918-1962 13"
18 Advisory Board Minute Books 1918-1958 4"
19 Civil Service Union Books 1948-1958 2"
20 Inquest Books 1930-1942 4"
21 Bake house License Book 1937-1947 1"
22 Diary Books 1959-1962 2"
23 General Correspondence' 1922-1962 1,636 files
       
KANO NATIVE AUTHORITY
  KANONA    
1 Court Record Book 1911-1952 32 volume/s
2 Court Record Book (Civil Cases) 1922-1952 29"
3 Court Record Book Criminal Cases 1911-1943 3"
4 Registers 19#-1957 10"
5 Registers of Birth 1944-1954 4"
6 Registers of Deaths 1949-1957 2"
7 Vaccination Registers 1944-1954 2"
8 Receipts and adjustment voucher Registers 1945-1958 1"
9 City office files register 1945-1955 1"
10 Departmental Books 1946-1955 88"
11 Cash Books 1937-1966 77"
12 Despatch Books 1947-1958 3"
       
1 Store Ledger Books 1953-1954 1 volume/s
2 Departmental Vote Book 1956 1"
3 Minutes Book 1950-1955 1"
4 Littafin Karbar Report N.A. Fuskar Arewa District 1939-1952 1"
6 Dictionary of the English Language Vol. I & IT   2"
7 General Correspondence 1930-1966 393 files
       
KATSINA PROVINCE    
In 1903 Katsina was a division under the Kano Provmce and it was made up of Katsina, Daura and Kazaure Em.irates. In 1904 the division came under Zaria province. In 1934, following a minor reorganisation of the administrative structure, the Katsina Emirate was removed from Zaria province along with Daura Emirate from Kano province and constituted into an independent province known as the Katsina province. Included in the Native Authorities were Katsina and Daura.
KATPROF    
1 District Note Books and Touring Diaries 1925-1956 49 volumes
.1  District Note Books 1925-1956 44"
.2  Touring Diaries 1937-1953 5"
3-5  General Correspondence of the Katsina Provincial Office 1903-1960 1,356 files

 

KATSINA NATIVE AUTHORITY
KATNA    
3 General Co-respondence 1926-1966 1,566 files
4 Judicial and Account Books 1927-1967 504 volumes
.1  Civil Record Books 1927-1967 467 "
.2  Criminal Record Books 1950-1967 17"
4.3  Cash Books 1949-1967 20"
 
DAURA NATIVE AUTHORITY
DAURANA    
1-2  General Correspondence of Daura Native
Authority
 1931-1959 166 files
3 Civil Record Books 1943-1960 69 volumes
       
NIGER PROVINCE
On January 1st 1900 when British rule was introduced, Nupe Province and the areas known as the Riverine District were included in the Middle Niger Province with headquarters at Lokoja. In 1901 the headquarters was established at Bida Wuya Road, three miles from Bida. The province consisted of Kaduna district of the Bida Emirate, later the Trans Kaduna districts and Emirates of Agaie and Lapai were added to make up the Nupe Province. It was not until 1908 that the Niger Province was established. That year, Kuta and Kwongoma divisions of the Zaria province were transferred to make up the province. The Niger province therefore consisted of Agaie, Lapai, Bida, Kuta and Kwongoma divisions. In 1914 Koton Karfi District formerly in Nassarawa was added to the province. In January 1918 Niger Province was reverted to it's former name Nupe Province.
PROVINCIAL OFFICE MINNA
1 Despatches from the Governor to the Secretary of State 1901-1911 2 volumes
2 Registers 1907-1961 68"
.1 Correspondence Registers (Inward) 1913-1961 23"
.2 Correspondence Registers (Outwards) 1956-1961 2"
.3 Correspondence-Registers Inwards and Outwards 1910-1926 34 volume/s
.4 Register of Deaths 1914-1926 1"
.5 Register of Births 1920-1939 1"
.6 Register of Marriage 1915-1946 2"
.7 Register of Mining rights and exclusive prospecting License 1917-1925 1"
.8 Register of PC Jos 1907-1914 1"
.9 Crown Agents Schedule 1915-1916 1"
.10 Register of Oaths 1914-1950 2"
.3 Court Records 1908-1954 22"
.1 Criminal Court Records Books 1912-1954 11"
.2 Civil Court Records Books 1938-1949 1"
.3 Court Minute Books (Civil and Criminal) 1908-1939 7"
.4 Inquest Books 1936-1938 3"
.4 Accounts Books 1903-1942 21"
.1 Cash Books 1903-1942 23"
.2 Vote Ledgers 1920-1939 7"
.3 Rent on Government Quarters 1926-1931 1"
.5 Circulars 1914-1949 16"
.1 Secretary Northern Provinces circulars 1919-1949 13"
.2 Miscellaneous 1914-1921 3"
.6 Record Books 1904-1952 12"
.1 Assessment Records Books 1904-1908 5"
.2 Store Record Books 1909-1942 5"
.3 Touring Diary 1927-1952 2"
7-9 General Correspondence 1892-1958 10,800 files
       
DIVISIONAL RECORDS
BIDA
    
BIDADIV    
1-3 General Correspondence of Bida
Provincial Office
 1917-1957 170 files
MINNA
    
MIND IV    
1-2 General Correspondence of Minna
Divisional Office
 1910-1961 44 files
       

PROVINCIAL OFFICE MINNA (NIGER)

NATIVE AUTHORITY MINNA
MINNA    
1 Court Books 1914-1962 225 volume/s
NATIVE AUTHORITY
BIDA    
1 Court Books 1908-1962 164 volume/ s
2 Account Book and Cash Books 1931-1960 160 "
.1 Account Books 1936-1959 6"
.2 Treasury Cash Books 1924-1960 40"
.3  Treasury Minute Book 1928-1929 1"
.4  Haraji (Tax) Books 1921-1959 91 "
.5  Daily Abstract Expenditure Books 1938-1957 20"
.6  Deposit Books 1941-1956 2"
3-4  Register and Account Books 1934-1964 27"
.1  Inwards and Outwards Correspondence Registers 1938-1945 3"
.2  Prisoner Sick Registers 1940-1962 5"
.3  Treasury Invoice Register 1939 1"
.4  Un-allocated Payment Registers 1934-1954 3"
.5  Salary Register 1939-1975 1"
.6  Bicycle Licence Register 1955-1959 1"
.7  Register of Counterfoil Books 1934-1944 4"
4.1  Store Ledger Books 1932-1942 4"
.2  Prisoner Store Books 1928-1953 9"
.3  Vote Service Ledger Books 1912-1948 2"
.4  Stationery Books 1938-1956 2"
.5  Dog Badges Licence Books 1940-1947 2"
.6  Settler debt Books 1956-1959 5"
.7  Census Books 1953-1959 13"
.8  Birth and Death Books 1933-1950 6"
.9  Prisoner Visitor Books 1932-1964 3"
.10  Prisoner Record Book 1935-1939 1"
.11  Prisoner Offense Book 1914-1920 1"
.12  N.A. Works Calculation Book 1949 1"
.13  Prisoner Weight book 1952-1958 1"
.14 Pateggi Rice Research Station book 1954-1958 1"
.15  Itinerary Diagram Bida Jima Road 1939 1"
5-6  General Correspondence 1923-1963 433 files
       
KONTAGORA    
KONTANA    
1  Registers 1955-1960 6 volume/s
.1  Outwards Correspondence Register 1956-1959 1"
.2  Kontagora N.A. Police Station Charge Register Property Register 1955-1960 4"
.3  Prisoner Lock-up and Property Register 1955-1960 1"
2.2  Record Books 1940-1962 32"
.1  N.A. Police Beat Book 1961-1962 1"
.2  N.A. Police lost, stolen and found property book 1955-1959 5"
.3  Littafin Dawan Fursuna Native Authority 1953-1956 4"
.4  Littafin Manyan Laiffuka 1954-1956 1 volume/s
.5  Littafin Laiffukan Mota 1958-1962 1"
.6  N.A. Treasury Record Book 1951-1956 2"
.7  Littafin Kayan Store Fursuna 1940-1960 4"
.8  N.A. Prison Daily State Books 1959-1961 3"
.9  N.A. Police Prison yard book 1957-1961 1"
.10  Littafin Tandora N.A. Waziri Kontagora 1939-1943

1"
.11  N.A. Police Station Diaries 1956-1960 11"
       
KONTAGORA
KOTNA    
3-8  General Correspondence 1940-1962 759"
       
WUSHISHI
WUSHNA    
1  General Correspondence 1937-1958 11 volume/s
2  Registers and Record Books 1955-1961 4"
.1  Despatch Book 1961 1"
.2  Correspondence Register 1955-1960 1"
.3 Court Book 1959-1960 1"
.4 Census Book 1955 1"
PLATEAU PROVINCE
The Plateau province was created in 1926 and was divided into five divisions, Jos Pankshin, Jamaa, Southern and Shendam. The province was created out of the provinces of Bauchi, Muri Nassarawa. The Plateau Province was the smallest of the northern provinces and was bound on the North West by Zaria Province, on the South and South-West by Benue Province, on the East by the Adamawa Province and on the North-East by Bauchi province. The province was abolished in 1967 following the creation of States in Northern Region of Nigeria.
JOSPROF    
 1-6 General Correspondence 1909-1968 16,990 files
DISTRICT OFFICE SHENDAM (LOWLAND)
SHENDIST    
1-2 General Correspondence
 1931-1957 13 files
NATIVE AUTHORITY LOWLAND
LOWNA    
1 General Correspondence 1925-1968 59 files
NATIVE AUTHORITY PANKSHIN
PANKNA     
1 General Correspondence 1913-1967 680 files
NATIVE AUTHORITY WASE
WASENA
   
1 General Correspondence 1958-1967 12 files
KANAM NATIVE AUTHORITY
KANAMNA    
1 General Correspondence 1958-1968 15 files
       

SOKOTO PROVINCE
Sokoto Province was created in 1903 following the fall of the caliphate. It was one of the 16 provinces created in the Northern Region. Before the fall of the caliphate, Sokoto served as its capital and the home of Sheik Usman Dan-Fodio. Under Usman Dan Fodio the province consisted of four emirates
Sokoto, Argungun, Gwandu and Yauri until the European conquest of Nort:l1.ern Nigeria. When British rule was introduced in 1903, the emirate system of administration was adopted and the headquarters remained in Sokoto.

Sokoto Province was divided into 42 di&.tricts. Gwandu which had 18 districts with headquarters at Birni Kebbi, Argungun which had 9 districts with headquarters at Sabon Birni, and Yauri which had
4 districts with headquarters at Yelwa.

The province underwent several reorganisations. In 1904 Gwandu which was an autonomous province was added to.Sokoto province and Gwandu became a division of Sokoto province.

The province was administered through districts and each encompassing a number of villages. District heads were appointed by Sultans with the approval of the Residents. The district heads were responsible for collection of taxes, maintenance of roads and Communications and raising troops in time of war.
       
SOKPROF    
1  Registers 1924-1954 21 volume/ s
.1  Incoming Correspondence Registers 1924-1954 14"
.2  Circular Registers 1940-1952 7"
2  General Correspondence Files 1903-1961 2,087 files
       
NATIVE AUTHORITY ARGUNGUN
ARGUNA    
1-2  Registers and Ledgers 1937-1960 12 volume/ s
.1  Correspol).dence Registers 1955-1960 1"
.2  Salary Registers 1937-1951 2"
.3  Emigration Registers 1952-1960 2"
2.1  Store Ledger Books 1951-1959 3"
.2  Accounts Books 1956-1960 4"
3  Court Record Books 1935-1962 115"
4-6  General Correspondence 1925-1962 660 "
GWANDU NATIVE AUTHORITY
GWANDUNA    
1  Registers and Record Books 1932-1961 870 volume/s
.1  Court Registers 1925-1960 642 "
.2  Salary Registers 1944-1955 5"
.3  Job Books 1933-1959 44"
.4  Contract Book 1941-1960 1"
2.1  School Record Books 1953-1961 8"
.2  Order Books 1932-1947 24"
.3