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The Centre, known in full as The Abdullahi Smith Centre for Historical Research, was established in 1983 and named after the late Professor Abdullahi Smith (1920 - 1984), in order to honour the memory of this outstanding scholar and patriot, whose profound contributions to the teaching and research into the history of Nigeria and the neighbouring countries of Africa has, for over three decades, laid the foundation on which the Centre is being built.
The Centre is managed by The ABDULLAHI SMITH CENTRE TRUST - a private, non-profit making, scholarly, trust to promote and advance scientific historical research into the history of the peoples of Nigeria and the rest of Africa, in order to further develop the historical consciousness and knowledge which foster their unity and independence.
The Centre is managed by The ABDULLAHI SMITH CENTRE TRUST - a private, non-profit making, scholarly, trust to promote and advance scientific historical research into the history of the peoples of Nigeria and the rest of Africa, in order to further develop the historical consciousness and knowledge which foster their unity and independence.
The Centre
ABDULLAHI SMITH
CENTRE FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH
The objectives of the ABDULLAHI SMITH CENTRE TRUST are as follows:
Objectives
Board of Trustees
| i. | To promote scientific historical research into the history of the peoples of Nigeria and the rest of Africa, with a view to further developing the historical consciousness, knowledge and awareness which foster their unity and independence; |
| ii. | To research for the purpose of identifying, collecting, cataloguing, preserving and publishing primary source-materials, in all forms, on the history of the peoples of Nigeria and the neighbouring countries of western and northern Africa; |
| iii. | To publish bulletins, journals, pamphlets, books, maps, charts, posters, pictures and all other educational material for the purpose of disseminating knowledge and for public enlightenment on the history of the peoples of Nigeria and the rest of Africa; |
| iv. | To organize and encourage regular seminars, conferences, workshops, public lectures, radio, television and video programmes, and newspaper and magazine articles and reviews in order to promote the dissemination of knowledge and historical consciousness which foster Nigerian and African unity and independence; |
| · | Alhaji M.D. Yusuf |
| · | Mr. George Amale Kwanashie |
| · | Dr. Yusufu Bala Usman |
| · | Prof. Kyari Tijjani |