By Salif Atojoko The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, says the ministry will contribute $100 billion to the Nigerian economy by 2030. Musawa said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of sixth the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year.Continue Reading
By Joan Odafe The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s growing recognition of culture as a vital pillar of national identity, unity and international diplomacy. A statement signed by the Media Assistant to the Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural OrientationContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 corps members turned the permanent orientation camp in Okada, Edo, into a hub of colour, culture, and camaraderie during a glamorous cultural carnival float that celebrated Nigeria’s rich diversity. The event featured traditional costumes, dances, and symbolic representations from various ethnicContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The Speaker, House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, says the creative sector in Nigeria is the second largest employer of labour for citizens. Abbas stated this in Abuja while declaring open public hearing on the bill for an Act to provide for Establishment of National Institute forContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy (FMACTCE), says the Federal Government, through the ministry, has launched the Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF) to ensure that creative industries thrive. The minister said the fund was a strategic national investment designed to unlock the vastContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe A towering 9.5-foot tall African Spinach has been discovered in Ikoro-Ekiti, a town in Ekiti. The plant, locally known as ‘Efo Tete,’ which is possibly the tallest ever recorded in Africa, has sparked scientific curiosity and tourism interest. The Director-General of Ekiti State Tourism Development Bureau, MrContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe The National Gallery of Art (NGA) has embarked on strategic reforms, including the restoration, archiving, cataloguing and digitisation of the National Art Collection. The Director-General of NGA, Mr Ahmed Sodangi, at a news conference in Lagos, said it was aimed at enhancing access to and preserve Nigeria’sContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Experts have identified culture, media, sports, tourism, the entertainment and creative industries as vital tools to foster unity and drive regional integration of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They said this during the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) ECOWAS@50 regional integration event inContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe Artists have cast a fresh light on unity in a thought-provoking exhibition that broke down long-held assumptions about communal identity and cultural cohesion of daily Nigerian life. The ongoing exhibition is being hosted by Happ Circle Gallery in the National Museum, Onikan in Lagos. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy (FMACTCE), says plans are underway to produce documentary series and as well develop a data infrastructure catalogue on Nigeria’s creative economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs Ugochi Akudo-Nwosu, Ag. Permanent Secretary of theContinue Reading
