USA Provides $116,000 Grant To Preserve Nigeria’s Cultural Heritage

The United States of America (U.S.A) Embassy in Abuja has announced  a grant of $116,000 (about 36.6 million Naira) through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation programme, for the preservation of cultural heritage in Nigeria.

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The grant would enable Nigerian cultural institutions to improve the storage areas for collections in 10 Nigerian museums.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the grant was signed between the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria.

The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation supports projects in more than 100 developing countries around the world.

Projects include the restoration of ancient and historic buildings, assessment and conservation of rare manuscripts and museum collections, preservation.

It also include protection of important archaeological sites, and the documentation of vanishing traditional craft techniques and indigenous languages.

PODE (Issue 22): Culture & Tourism

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is working on the presentation of 3 bills to the National Assembly, as follows:
  • A Bill for the Establishment of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
  • A Bill for the Establishment of a Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON), to provide a self-regulatory framework to guide and standardize the activities of Nigeria’s movie industry
  • A Bill for the Establishment of the Tourism Development Fund (TDF), to provide funds for training and project development
On 23 November Minister Lai Mohammed inaugurated a Technical Committee on the Review of Nigeria’s decade-old National Tourism Development Master Plan.

From the 5th of December 2016, the Ministry will host a sectoral support mission from the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Policy source: Aso Villa Newsletter