Ọbá akwụkwọ National nke Naịjirịa malitere ịdị n'etiti afọ 1960, site na iwu nke National Library Act nke afọ 1964 bụ nke mechara dochie ya site na Iwu Nke iri abụọ nke afọ 1970. Tupu etie iwu nke Ọbá akwụkwọ National Library, emere otụtụ nzukọ ihe ọmụmụ Ịbada, nke agbakwasiri ụkwụ were hazie obere Ọbá akwụkwọ nke esitere na ego ochịchị goomenti were na akwado nke mekwara ka ngwa akwụkwọ rue ndị ọha Naịjirịa aka. Emechara Mepụta Kọmitii ndụmọdụ goomenti n'ihi Mkpa ọ dị maka mmepe nke ebe nchekwa mpaghara ihe ọmụmụ. Echere Kọmitii ahụ aka mgba ịchọta ụzọ iji nyere goomenti aka ịmepụta ntọala ọgụgụ isi nke amụma ya, ịmepụta ụlọ ọrụ akwụkwọ ọgụgụ nke obodo anyị na ikeputa ogige maka nkwalite ihe amụma . Kọmitii ahụ bụ ndị mbụ kwadoro ka enwe Ọbá Akwụkwọ Mba dika akụkụ nke ntụnye ya . Goomenti nabatakwara atụmatụ Kọmitii ndụmọdụ ahụ wee mee ihe ndị dị mkpa iji wuo Ọbá Akwụkwọ Mba. Nkpakota nke oba akwukwo a bidoro n'afo 1962 ma meghee ya bu ọnwa iri na otu n'afo1964. Ebupụtara isi ụlọ ọrụ ahụ site na Lagos gaa Abuja n'afo 1995.