Nigeria Genealogy
Guide to Nigeria ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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Country Information[edit | edit source]
Nigeria is a country in Africa bordered by Benin, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger. It was formerly ruled by Great Britain. The official language is English.[1]
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Getting Started with Nigeria ResearchLinks to articles on getting started with Nigeria research. |
Nigeria Research ToolsLinks to articles and websites that assist in Nigeria research. |
Nigeria Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Nigeria. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.
Beside Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), there are 36 states in the country of Nigeria:
- Abuja
- Abia
- Anambra
- Adamawa
- Akwa Ibom
- Bauchi
- Bayelsa
- Benue
- Borno
- Cross River
- Delta
- Ebonyi
- Edo
- Ekiti
- Enugu
- Gombe
- Imo
- Jigawa
- Kaduna
- Kano
- Katsina
- Kebbi
- Kogi
- Kwara
- Lagos
- Nasarawa
- Niger
- Ogun
- Ondo
- Osun
- Oyo
- Plateau
- Rivers
- Sokoto
- Taraba
- Yobe
- Zamfara
FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
- Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
- Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
- Historical Records
- Family History Center locator map
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Nigeria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria, accessed 25 April 2016.