Tinubu appoints Olugbile Holloway DG National Commission for Museums, Monuments
By Emma Ogbuehi
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olugbile Holloway as director-general of the National Commission for Museums and monuments.
Holloway takes over from Abba Isa Tijani, a professor of Museology and Anthropology, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on August 26, 2020, as the seventh indigenous substantive director-general/CEO of the Commission.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
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“President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Olugbile Holloway as the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments.
“Mr. Holloway is the Managing Director of Evoke Communications Limited, a creative brand/consultancy agency.
“He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
“The President expects that the new Director-General will bring life into this important agency and ensure the preservation, promotion, and development of Nigeria’s diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage”, the statement said.
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), also referred to as National Museum of Nigeria was founded in 1979 by the Federal Government of Nigeria with decree 77 of 1979 to be in charge of the collection, documentation, conservation and presentation of the National Cultural properties to the public for the purposes of Education, Enlightenment and Entertainment.
This decree recognized the National Commission for Museums and Monuments as a replacement for both the Federal Department of Antiquities of Nigeria and the Antiquities Commission.
The decree has since been substituted in 1990 for the NCMM ACT, CAP 242 of the law of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1990.
The Commission has its headquarters in Abuja manages 52 National Museum outlets, 10 libraries, 1 academic institution, 1 zoological garden and 65 Monuments which include historical and architectural landmarks as well as tangible and intangible cultural heritage materials that indicates early civilization on Nigeria.
These 52 National Museum outlets spread across the country include National Museum of Colonial history Aba, National Museum Abakaliki, National Museum Abeokuta, National Museum Akure, National Museum Asaba, National Museum Bauchi, National Museum Benin, National Museum Birnin Kudu, National Museum Calabar, Slave History Museum Calabar, National Museum Damaturu, Museum of National Unity Enugu, National Museum Esie, and National Museum Gombe.
Others are National Museum Hong, Museum of National Unity Ibadan, National Museum Oko-Surulere, National Museum Igbo-Ukwu, National Museum Ile-Ife, National Museum Ilorin, National Museum Jos, National Museum Kanta, National Museum Kaduna, Gidan Makama National Museum Kano, National Museum Katsina, National Museum Koko, National Museum Lafia, National Museum Lagos, National Museum Lokoja, National Museum Maiduguri, National Museum Makurdi, National Museum Minna, National Museum Nok, National Museum Ogbomosho, National Museum Oron, National Museum Osogbo, National Museum Owerri, National Museum Owo, National Museum Oyo, National Museum Port-Harcourt, National Museum Sokoto, Interpretation Center Sukur, National Museum War Umuahia, National Museum Uyo, National Museum Yenagoa and National Museum Yola.
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) also oversees the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osun State.