Research Library
Open to the public. Home to the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Collection, a monthly book club, and a growing programme placing books in schools across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.
A public resource for research, learning, and civic life.
The Yar'Adua Centre Research Library provides information resources and reference services to members of the public in economic development, governance, conflict resolution, religious tolerance, politics, law, human rights, gender equality, climate change, journalism, and history. The collection also includes local and international novels and a section of children's literature.
The Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Collection
The crown jewel of the library's holdings — a comprehensive archive of the personal papers of late Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, one of Nigeria's foremost contemporary leaders.
Notes & Journals
Personal journals and handwritten notes spanning decades of public life
Speeches & Documents
Official speeches and correspondence from government and political life
Civil War Records
Reports and documentation from the Biafran war period
Imprisonment Papers
Materials from the period of his imprisonment through to his legacy
"His notes, documents, speeches, journals, and reports — from the civil war through his time in government, politics, business, and up until his imprisonment."
The Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Collection
The Collection is available to registered library members and accredited researchers. It represents one of Nigeria's most significant archives of contemporary political history.
The Book Club
In collaboration with Book Trybe, the library hosts a monthly book club that brings together enthusiastic readers for stimulating discussions. The club embraces classics, contemporary bestsellers, and Nigerian, African, and international authors.
Readers to Leaders Initiative
Books have the power to transform lives. The Readers to Leaders Initiative seeks to inspire the younger generation to embrace leadership, patriotism, and the courage to effect positive change in their communities and beyond.
The Foundation is revitalising a reading culture by distributing specialised bookshelves to public primary and secondary schools across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones. Each shelf will be stocked with books on Nigerian history, iconic leaders, economics, and politics.
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