Nigeria And US Govt Sign Cultural Property Agreement
The Nigerian Government and the United States Government have signed a Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) Agreement with the aim of reducing the flow of stolen ancient Nigerian art to the west. NAIRAMETRICS reports.
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The agreement was signed on Thursday after the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the CPIA with the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja. Information Guide Nigeria
The Minister added that the agreement will last for an initial period of five years and if it works well, it shall be renewed for a longer term.
“We are optimistic that this agreement will reduce the pillage of our irreplaceable archaeological and ethnological materials, as the market for these materials is being shut in the United States against illicit traffickers”. jamb results
“The agreement will last for an initial period of five years. If it works well, as we anticipate it will, it shall be renewed for a longer term. We implore other friendly nations to take a cue from the United States of America and join us in finding means to prevent the illegal importation of our antiquities into their countries,” he said.
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