Demography of Library Location
Bayelsa State is a state in Southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region. Its capital is Yenagoa. The four major languages spoken are Izon, Nembe, Epie-Atissa and Ogbia. Like the rest of Nigeria, English is the official language. The state was formed in 1996 from part of Rivers State and is thus one of the newest states in the Nigerian Federation.
Bayelsa State has one of the largest crude oil and natural gas deposits in Nigeria. As a result, petroleum production is extensive in the state. However, the majority of Bayesians live in poverty. They are mainly rural dwellers due to its peculiar terrain and lack of adequate transportation, health, education or other infrastructure as a result of decades of neglect by the central governments, state governments, and petroleum prospecting companies.
The local population engages in fishing on a subsistence and commercial level. The Bayelsa State government is otherwise the main employer of labour in the state. Bayelsa has a riverine and estuarine setting. A lot of her communities are almost (and in some cases) completely surrounded by water, hence making these communities inaccessible by road. The state is home to the Edumanom Forest Reserve, in June 2008 the last known site for chimpanzees in the Niger Delta]
Notable sons of Bayelsa State include veteran novelist and poet, Gabriel Okara; pioneer Nigerian journalist and pre-independent freedom fighter, Ernest Ikoli; Nigerian Civil War hero Major Isaac Adaka Boro (Nigerian Army) and Canadian Olympic gold medalist and world wrestling champion, Daniel Igali; Others include revolutionaries and April 22, 1990 martyrs Captains Perebo Dakolo and Harley Empere (Nigerian Army); former Governor of Rivers State, HRM Alfred Diete-Spiff (now king of the city of Twon-Brass, Nigeria); Scholars and Writers like Prof Steve Azaiki , distinguished military personnels like late Gen Andrew Owoye Azazi, former National Security Adviser ,and the current President of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
Yenagoa, the capital city, is the traditional home of the Ijaw people. The Ijaw form the majority in Bayelsa state. Azaiki Public Library and Foundation is located in Yenagoa, ten kilometers from Oloibiri, where oil was discovered in commercial quantity in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Who the Library Caters to
- Students and Academics, Nigerian Law School
- Universities and Colleges in all 36 States of Nigeria
- Oil and Gas Companies in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
- Mining and Solid Minerals’ Entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
- Nigerian Stock Exchange, Market and industry reports, surveys and information
- Intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyright etc) and licensing
- Reference information supporting technology development
- Entrepreneurship and venture development; Inspirational books; Biographies of entrepreneurs
- Technology and innovation management
- Guides for nuts-and-bolts issues relating to company formation, operations, locals rules-regulations-registrations, etc
- Internal collections and directories
- Information and database on Foreign Direct Investments.
Sections and Services in the Library
- Sections and collections
- Periodicals (current and archived; hard copy and web)
- Books and reference (inspirational books, reference books, business management, CDs, e-books, web sites)
- Database (print, CD-ROM, web)
- Directories (subscribed or in-house; print or CD-ROM or web)
- Audiovisual collection (movies)
- Library visiting hours for reading and reference
- Book loan
- Inter-library loan
- Audio-visual facilities
- Internet access facilities
- Information research services
- Workshops
- Seminars and demos
- Photocopying
Books and references in the library
- Company law
- Taxation Law
- Nigerian Law review
- Local registrations
- Nigerian regulations regarding drugs, medical devices, foods, environment
- Local and regional information, service providers etc
- In-house databases and directories of service providers
- In-house databases and directories of business mentors
- In-house databases and directories of financiers
- In-house databases and directories of government funding sources and supporting mechanisms
- Technology trends and reviews
- Technology Review
- Nature
- Science
- Agriculture Books and Review
- Social Science Books & Review
- Engineering Books & Review
- Nigerian Government Contracts gazette