Olugbile Holloway is a Nigerian public servant and cultural heritage advocate who is the Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), a position he assumed in 2024 following his appointment by President Bola Tinubu.
Holloway attended St. Saviour’s School in Ebute Metta, followed by King’s College Lagos and International School Lagos. He later studied at Wesley College, Dublin. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent. He subsequently obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing from the University of Buckingham.
In March 2024, he was appointed Director General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments by President Bola Tinubu. Under his leadership, Holloway oversaw the return of 119 Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands to Nigeria.
The artifacts, which included bronze plaques, royal regalia, elephant tusks, and ancestral bells, had been taken during the Benin Expedition of 1897. The repatriation marked one of the largest single returns of Benin artifacts to Nigeria.
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