By Nabilu Balarabe The Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency (AMDIE), says it will invest in the conservation of an 8,000-year-old canoe “Dufuna”, in Yobe as part of efforts to develop tourism in the state. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Gov. Mai Mala Buni’s Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, stated this inContinue Reading

By Joshua Olomu Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy(FMACTCE), says Motherland Festival, a new initiative, would serve as a platform to connect Nigerians in diaspora with their homeland and culture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister stated this during a newsContinue Reading

    By Taiye Olayemi The National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) says its forthcoming convention will provide a robust platform to explore, debate and expand the role of performing arts in national development. Its National President, Mr Israel Eboh, said this during a news conference on WednesdayContinue Reading

  By Salif Atojoko Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the creation of the Creative and Tourism Infrastructure Corporation. The corporation is aimed at developing critical infrastructure for Nigeria’s creative and tourism industries. Speaking to StateContinue Reading

    By Joshua Olomu   The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy (FMACTCE) has expressed its commitment to supporting young creatives as they strive for self-reliance. The ministry made the commitment at the empowerment programme for schoolgirls in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part ofContinue Reading