Mr Olugbile Holloway, Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), has disclosed that poor funding and people participation were some of the major challenges of museums in Nigeria. Holloway made the assertion at the Slave History Museum, Calabar during a Museum Conversation titled: Connecting the Dots The News Agency of Nigeria…
By Kegham Papazian The Grand Egyptian Museum (The GEM) is the world’s largest and newest museum. Main attraction on the main floor is the colossal statue of Ramsis II. The Statue of Ramesses II is a 3,200-year-old figure of Ramesses II, depicting him standing. It was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia at the…
Kenya is home to several beautiful cities, each with its own unique charm and character. The country is located in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savannah, lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands. It’s also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. From Nairobi, the capital, safaris…
Cross River State Assembly members have called on the State Government through the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to carry out intervention works on the Ugboro-Abuochiche-Gakem road in Bekwara Local Government Area. The Lawmakers maintained that the intervention works would greatly ameliorate the sufferings of commuters on that road while urging the Contractor awarded the…
Cross River Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, has asserted that the state is now a model in terms of environmental sanitation, following the emulation from other states. Osogi made this remark on Saturday, 31st August 2024, while monitoring the state monthly sanitation exercise in the Calabar metropolis. The Commissioner who expressed appreciation to residents…
