As part of efforts to safeguard Nigeria’s cultural legacy and strengthen the creative economy, IHS Nigeria, a global telecommunications infrastructure firm, has supported the renovation of the National Museum in Lagos, including the digitisation of more than 200 Nigerian artifacts.
The initiative forms part of the company’s broader plan to modernise the entire museum and enhance preservation of historical items for future generations.
At the unveiling ceremony of the refurbished facility, the Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Services Officer of IHS Nigeria, Dapo Otunla, explained that the collaboration with the federal government aligns with the company’s sustainability programmes spanning over 160 communities across the country.
“The renovation and the digitisation of over 200 national artifacts, speak to some of our sustainability pillars. If you look at the artifacts in the gallery, they’re reflective of our history, they’re reflective of our culture, and more importantly, they highlight the impact of sustainability, being able to preserve value and maintain objects that our forefathers created in their time and left for generations that came after them to enjoy,” Otunla said.
Also speaking, the Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments Nigeria (NCMM), Olugbile Holloway, praised IHS Nigeria for its investment and dedication to the project. He noted that the Lagos National Museum had not witnessed such a comprehensive renovation in over 20 years prior to this intervention.
