The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed 11 new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy.

Among the new appointees are Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, director general of National Institute for Cultural Orientation, NICO; Obi Asika, director general of National Council for Arts and Culture; and Ali Nuhu, managing-director, Nigerian Film Corporation.

A statement released by the spoke person to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, titled: President Tinubu appoints new leadership in Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Sector, states other appointees to include Tola Akerele, director-general, National Theatre; Dr. Shaibu Husseini, director general, National Films and Censors Board; Aisha Adamu Augie, director general, Centre for Black and African Arts and Culture; and Ekpolador-Ebi Koinyan, chief conservator, National War Museum.

Others are Ahmed Sodangi, director general, National Gallery of Art; Chaliya Shagaya, director general, National Institute of Archaeology and Museums Studies; Hajiya Khaltume Bulama Gana artistic director, National Troupe of Nigeria; and Ramatu Abonbo Mohammed, director general, National Commission for Museums and Monuments.

“The President mandates 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,” the statement read.

Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, frpa, who was the assistant director of Media & Publicity to All People’s Congress Presidential Campaign Committee in the last general election, has been practicing advertising for upward of 30 years. He is among the 38 newly inducted fellows of the advertising profession.

NICO, an apex and leading cultural training institute in Nigeria is established to energize various cultural establishments and contribute to world progress and civilization through research and documentation of cultural assets and services, both tangible and intangible.

The institute, among other things, serves as a focus for orientation in cultural matters for Nigeria’s policymakers and other government officials. It also has the responsibility to develop cultural materials for promoting the cultural image of Nigeria nationally and internationally and use them for the realization of the nation’s Cultural Diplomacy objectives.