National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria

National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria Official page of National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria
https://museum.ng/

According to the Act of Parliament establishing it, the functions of the commission include but not limited to
1. Administering National Museums, Antiquities and Monuments;
2. Establishing and Maintaining National Museums and other outlets for or in connection with, but not restricted only to the following, that is,
Antiquities
Science and Technology
Warfare
African, Black and other Antiquities
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ts and Craft
Architecture
Natural History and
Educational Services
3. Making recommendations to any state government or any other person or authority concerning the establishment and management of museums and preservation of antiquities and monuments declared to be national antiquities and monuments; and
4. Approving Museums that are privately established and maintained for the purposes of Act of parliament, CAP 242, 1990 and at any time withdraw such approval. The National Commission for Museums and Monuments with its headquarters in Abuja, manages Fifty-two (52) outlets spread across the country. These include National Museums Aba, Abakaliki, Abeokuta, Akure, Asaba, Bauchi, Benin, Birnin Kudu, Calabar, Damaturu, Enugu, Esie, Hong, Ibadan, Oko, Igbo-Ukwu, Ile-Ife, Ilorin, Jos, Kanta, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Koko, Lafia, Lagos, Lokoja, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Minna, Nok, Ogbomosho, Oron, Osogbo, Owerri, Owo, Oyo, Port-Harcourt, Sokoto, Sukur, Umuahia, Uyo, Yenagoa and Yola. There are also two UNESCO World Heritage Sites namely Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa state and Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osun state. The NCMM also has the Museum of Traditional Nigerian Architecture (MOTNA); a Zoological Garden and the Centre for Earth Construction Technology (CECTECH) as well as the Institute of Archaeology and Museum Studies all in Jos, for capacity building of different categories of its staff and others outside the Commission. In the past years, sixty-five (65) National Monuments and Sites have been declared, while a hundred (100) additional ones were being proposed for declaration as National Monuments to mark Nigeria’s Centenary.

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Freedom Park, Lagos.
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Freedom Park, Lagos.

Maguzanci is the official belief system of Hausa people before Islam.
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Maguzanci is the official belief system of Hausa people before Islam.

The checks and balances of power in the old Oyo Empire.
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The checks and balances of power in the old Oyo Empire.

Benin Bronze Plaques.
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Benin Bronze Plaques.

Benin Bronze Plaque
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Benin Bronze Plaque

The Aba women riot of 1929.
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The Aba women riot of 1929.

May the light of Eid illuminate your path and bring you happiness.
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May the light of Eid illuminate your path and bring you happiness.

The Izuozu Z-600 was the first indigenous car in Nigeria.
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The Izuozu Z-600 was the first indigenous car in Nigeria.

Holy Trinity Primary School, Lokoja, Kogi State.
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Holy Trinity Primary School, Lokoja, Kogi State.

The Keana Salt Mining Industry: Nassarawa state.
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The Keana Salt Mining Industry: Nassarawa state.

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Block C First Floor, Office Of The Head Of Service Of The Federation
Abuja

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 04:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 04:00 - 16:00

Website

https://museum.ng/

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