President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 11 new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy.

They are:

1. Tola Akerele — Director-General, National Theatre

2. Dr. Shaibu Husseini — Director-General, National Films and Censors Board

3. Mr. Obi Asika — Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture

4. Aisha Adamu Augie — Director-General, Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture

5. Ekpenyong -Ebi Koinyan — Chief Conservator, National War Museum

6. Ahmed Sodangi — Director-General, National Gallery of Art

7. Chaliya Shagaya — Director-General, National Institute of Archeology and Museums Studies

8. Hajiya Khaltume Bulama Gana — Artistic Director, National Troupe of Nigeria

9. Otunba Biodun Ajiboye — Director-General, National Institute for Cultural Orientation

10. Ali Nuhu — Managing-Director, Nigerian Film Corporation

11. Ramatu Abonbo Mohammed — Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments

The President mandated the appointees to discharge their duties in accordance with the highest standards of professionalism, diligence, and patriotism with a view to making the creative sector more vibrant and robust.