NATIONAL MUSEUM

LOKOJA

Brief:
The museum was established in 1989 in one of the colonial prefabricated buildings, which served as Government Catering Rest House of Lord Luggard’s administration at the end of 19th century.

The museum oversees many historical sites in the area including the first Baptist Mission School, the graves and quarters of many of the Northern Emirs, exiled for their resistance to British rule, the old trading establishments on the beach, Lord Luggard’s rest House on top of Mount Pati, with a beautiful view of the Confluence of the Rivers Niger and Benue, and the remains of many colonial architectural structures.

Collections:
Colonial history
Ethnographic

Permanent Exhibition:
The Niger-Benue Confluence Connection in Nigerian History

Other Facilities:
Museum Kitchen

Address:
GP3 Luggard Houses Road
P.M.B.1022
Lokoja
Kogi State
Tel. +234 (0) 802 215 6205
E-mail: lokoja@nigerianmuseums.org

Curator:
Solomon Igbejiba
E-MAIL: soloibejigba@yahoo.com