By Joy Akinsanya The Ogun State Government on Friday disclosed that Olumo Rock Tourist Centre will be closed temporarily from April 14 for renovation and facelift of the centre. Mr Sesan Fagbayi, the state’s Commissioner for Culture andContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe The Nigerian Academy for Cultural Studies (NACUS), a Federal Government initiative aimed at promoting cultural education, is set to begin its academic session in September with four pilot campuses. The pilot campuses are located in Lagos, Cross River, Ogbomosho and Abuja. NACUS, established as a specialised monotechnicContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Katsina State to harness its unique cultural monuments, including the iconic Gobarau Minaret and Kusugu Well to promote domestic tourism. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Katsina on Tuesday, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, HannatuContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy (FMACTCE), says work is at final stage in the review of Nigeria’s National Policy on Culture. The minister said in a statement on Friday in Abuja, that this was comingContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The Federal Government has forged pivotal partnership with African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) and others toward ensuring that the creative and tourism sector contributes meaningfully to the nation’s economy. Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) has applauded Brazil for its creative presentation of Yoruba culture during the just concluded 2025 Rio de Janeiro Carnival. Chief Biodun Ajiboye, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the institute, gave the commendation in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has called on Nigerians to embrace religious and ethnic tolerance in order to ensure peace and economic prosperity of the nation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Musawa made the call at a ‘Ramadan Iftar’Continue Reading
Priscilla Osaje The Organising Committee of the Nigerian German Investment and Cultural Expo (NGICE25) says its 2025 expo will promote the existing cultural exchange and economic cooperation between Nigeria and Germany. Dr Mike Okiro, retired Inspector General of Police and Chairman, NGICE Organising Committee, stated this when he paid aContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy (FMACTCe) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Creative Park Ltd. to establish a creative park, in Idu, Abuja The 30-hectare Creative City in Abuja is aimed at transforming Nigeria’s creative and culturalContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe The Olu of Warri Kingdom, Ogiame Atuwase III, has called for the protection of the Niger Delta mangroves from foreign interests seeking to exploit them under the guise of carbon credit offsets. The traditional ruler made the call during an ongoing art exhibition showcasing the worksContinue Reading
