Scenes in Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia and the UK, 1957-69
Production / Donor Details: The film was shot by Terence Leslie William Windle, private Secretary to Sir John Rankine in Nigeria from 1951 to 1958 and a District Officer in ...
RAF publicity film and travelogue, ostensibly shot be a ground engineer, and amateur cine enthustiast, who also narrates.
A ground engineer with the Royal Air Force shows some pictures he "has taken recently". Ground ...
TRAVELOGUE.
Rl. 1. Aerial shot of Lagos; Ibadhan - University College Hospital; fishing village near Port Harcourt; village funeral rite; village market scenes; chiefs of eastern region at Enugu seen outside parliament building; ...
General impression of the Sahara city of Kano, culminating in the concluding festival of the Moslem Ramadhan.
Dramatised scene: Doctor and patient. The patient is now better unlike his father. The story of the father is told by the doctor. Dramatised scene: Family at home in village. The scene incorporates tips for reducing the risk of catching TB, eg. ...
Designed primarily to inform the Nigerian public of what is involved in the exploration for and production of oil in their country. Portrays the work of a seismic exploration party in the difficult swamp country of the Niger Delta.
The Ministerial procession at Lagos with the appointment of Nigeria's first Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, on the eve of the independence of the country, 2nd April 1960. Followed by dinner given by the House of Council hosted by the ...
The river Iju, Lagos. The source of the water and how the water is purified before it reaches Lagos, via waterworks - interior and exterior shots, also filtering beds and the reservoir.
An interview with Dr. Thomas Adierian Lambo>, the head of the Aro Hospital for nervous diseases in western Nigeria.
The work of medical missions in Southern Nigeria, Sarawak, Nepal and South India.
A pageant in Kano, Nigeria.
An information film on Nigeria, illustrating the advantages of a deliberate and orderly progress to independence.
The film provides a brief survey of national educational and health programmes, Nigerian produce such ...
The film includes sequences in and around Gwoza including markets, a palm plantation, villages and drilling for artesian wells. The majority of the film is shot during independence celebrations held in Maiduguri, Bornu Province, ...
Nigerian troops on parade; family scenes.
Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Bryan Abbott , who served in the Colonial service in Nigeria after WW2.
ACTUALITY. Local chieftains at an official function in Nigeria.
Procession involving the Etsu of Nupe; shots of life in the town of Bida, Nigeria
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Henry and Princess Alice, on a tour of Eastern Nigeria, the Southern Cameroons and Lagos as the Federation of Nigeria approaches full independence and entry into the Commonwealth, starting 12 May 1959. ...
The Emir's palace and town street scenes in Zaria, Nigeria
A study of Northern Nigeria as it prepares for self-government.
The commentator introduces Africa as the 'continent of the future' before he outlines, through a map, the different regions of Nigeria. First, the film highlights the ...
Short documentary about the game of football.
Opening with Cup Final (Wolves 3, Leicester 1), film shows football being played in backstreets, at school and by amateur teams, including Chinese and Nigerian visitors. ...
Interview with Sir Abubakar Tafewa Balewa prior to independence.
'Three Nigerian students from different corners of Nigeria come to Ibadan University. While they sit talking in a dance club, the film traces back each of their journeys to the university. Scenes of their homes give a new impression of an ...
The World Health Organisation at work in Bolivia, Nigeria and Burma.
Celebrations, attended by the Princess Royal, to mark the introduction of self-government in Western Nigeria in November 1957.
The film opens with street scenes, highlighting the preparations for the impending celebrations. The new offices ...
The Dudley family sail to Nigeria by passenger ship in 1957, and drive by car to their residence up-country. The film includes family activities outdoors; social gatherings of visitors and locals, city, village and countryside scenes ...
A trip to West Africa by Guinness employees.
A lorry carrying crates of beer, it stops at an isolated building to make a delivery. Pan across the buildings in a small village. Exterior of the general store, with members of the ...
An African boy and his girl in a small village in Nigeria, and impact of Westernisation due to coming of white man.
Tells the story of an industrial enterprise, which showed for the first time how the forest resources of Nigeria and Ghana could be used.
Leather traders in Northern Nigeria. Life, crafts, people, capital Kano, and the £2m export trade in hides and skins on N. Nigeria.
General picture of the country showing its economic, political and social progress.
Documentary describing the rapid growth of the Nigerian palm oil trade.
Film of the visit of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to Nigeria.
No.1 Deals with the nutritional importance of palm oil and palm kernels. Depicts also West African life in the rain belt forest areas of Nigeria. No.2 Outlines the importance to the Nigerian people of the palm and traces how the oil trade ...
The recruitment, training, and passing out parade at the Southern Police College in Nigeria.
Survey of the peoples, customs and economy of Nigeria.
Travelogue of Nigeria. Includes Kano airport, Kano town - the mosque and market; children memorising the Koran; aerial views of Lagos; cocoa and ground nut cultivation; palm oil ...
BP film featuring footage from Nigeria.
The passing out parade of the first Nigerian women's police. Also shows the policewomen on duty.
The commentator introduces 'this historic parade at the Southern Police ground' from 26 April 1956. The film shows the women marching at Ikeja ...
A variety of images covering aspects of the Royal Visit to Nigeria of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1956.
Production / Donor Details: Mr. Smith (b. 1914) was a railway engineer who worked in Nigeria between 1937 ...
The operation of a mechanical workshop (PWD IJORA) which repairs government machinery and property in Nigeria.
The election and appointment of the new archbishop of West Africa, James Lawrence Horstead of Freetown, Sierra Leone who replaced Leslie Gordon Vining of Lagos at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos.
The operation of the PWD Sawmill in Nigeria.
January 7th 1955. An announcement by Chief Awolowo, Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria at the radio station? He talks of free universal primary education. A primary school, children admitted, a visit by the Premier and the Minister Of ...
The making of Star lager from Nigeria.
The film opens with the Star lager trademark as local music plays. As three African men sit outside drinking Star lager, a close-up of a tray reveals the company logo. The voiceover states that 'These ...
THE INSTALLATION OF THE SARDANA OF SOKOTO> AS PREMIER OF NORTHERN NIGERIA AT KADUNA>, 1ST OCTOBER, 1954
ACTUALITY. The knighting of the Alake of Abeokuta by the Governor General, Sir John MacPherson, in the presence of the Governor of the Western Region, Sir John Regan.
SIR BRYAN * SHARWOOD-SMITH> KNIGHTS THE EMIR OF KANO, ALHAJI MUHAMMADU * SANUSI>
Missionary work in Nigeria. The difficulties of facing Third World development, in a religious context. The film shows the problems in promoting health care, education and agriculture.
Record of the operation to separate the Siamese twins from Africa.
