One year after, FG yet to resume national library construction
More than a year after the federal government announced that construction of Nigeria’s long-abandoned National Library headquarters would resume on June 1, 2025, the project site remains inactive. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, pledged to inspect the project in Abuja, where he announced that construction would resume with dedicated funding from the Tertiary […]
One year has passed since the federal government announced the resumption of construction on Nigeria's long-pending National Library headquarters project, set to commence on June 1, 2025. However, the site remains inactive, with no visible progress. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, pledged to inspect the site in Abuja, where he announced the resumption of construction with funding from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
Despite reassurances of dedicated funds and a phased approach, no work has been observed since the initial announcement. The National Librarian, Professor Chinwe Veronica Anunobi, clarified that the National Library of Nigeria is merely the end user of the facility, with the Federal Ministry of Education responsible for its execution.
The project, initially estimated to cost N90 billion, now projects costs into the hundreds of billions, with no definitive figure yet determined. Despite multiple attempts to revive the project, the estimated completion cost has risen from N18 billion in 2013 to the current projection of N200 billion.
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