Archives and nation-building: The Lagos example | BusinessDay In Nigeria, the national archives presently operate under the provision
of the National Archives Act of 1992. They keep only those federal
records that are judged to have an enduring value, about 2 to 3 percent
of those generated in any given year. They locate, assemble and
rationalise the documentary source material of the country and preserve
them permanently for research and other purposes.
