The return of the ownership of the bronzes followed the signing of an agreement between the museum and Nigeria.
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The British Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Helen Whately, made the pledge on Thursday in London when the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, paid her a visit in her office
Emmanuel Omotosho, the Head of Education Department in the office, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
A statement in Abuja by Maureen Enem, the Public Relations Officer of NCMM, on Tuesday stated that the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, approved the appointment.
The MD/CEO of the bank, Ifie Sekibo, stated this at the Exhibition Gallery of the National Museum, Benin, Edo State, by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in collaboration with the Edo State Government and the Smithsonian Institute, United States of America, of which Heritage Bank was the lead sponsors
The Force Spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, a Chief Superintendent of Police, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja while briefing newsmen
The US Embassy in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja stated that the grant would enable Nigerian cultural institutions to improve the storage areas for collections in 10 Nigerian museums