Just In: President Buhari appoints Abbah Tijani as new NCMM DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Abba Isa Tijani as the Director-General of National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM).

President Buhari also made the renowned academician, the agency's chief executive.

A professor of museology and anthropology, Tijani is the former University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)'s head of the department of Fine Arts. He was also a former coordinating head of the department of creative arts.

Abbah, prior to his federal government appointment, was the Acting Director of University of Maiduguri's Centre for the Study of Cultural Sustainability (CSCS).

He was also the executive board of director and head of Nigeria DAAD-funded project, SDG Graduate School “Performing Sustainability: Cultures and development in West Africa."

His appointment has been described as well-deserved and a good move for the NCMM.

Meanwhile, in a collective effort towards improving the electricity supply nationwide, President Buhari approved the appointment of some top members of the executive cabinet into the Special Purpose Vehicle for Presidential Power Initiate (SPVPPI).

The appointment was approved by the president on Thursday, September 10, as contained in a statement from the office of the Ministry of Justice.

Members of the committee include the attorney general of the federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), the minister of finance, budget, and national planning, Hajia Zainab Ahmed.