By Taiye Olayemi A Research Fellow at University College London, Dr Michael Odijie, has urged educators across various institutions of learning to enhance research on the abolition of slavery from an African perspective. Odijie, who is currently part of the European Union-funded African abolitionism (AFRAB) project, made the callContinue Reading
Pottery By Taiye Olayemi The Dada pottery community in Ilorin, Kwara, has appealed to the state and federal governments for assistance in providing a befitting factory to sustain their trade. The community emphasised the urgent need for adequate shelter and facilities to continue their traditional pottery craft. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Uloma Egbuna, Managing Director, Tour Brokers Group of Companies, on Thursday urged Nigerian tour operators to be creative in packaging authentic and unique tours to market the country as a choice destination. Egbuna made the call during the conference session of the Eighth Annual General MeetingContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Minister of Tourism, Mrs Lola Ade-John, says tourism operators should not be discouraged in marketing Nigeria as a choice destination for tourists because of its challenge of insecurity. Ade-John made the plea on Thursday in Ilorin during the Eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NationalContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) on Tuesday engaged no fewer than 51 artistes and members of staff in capacity building to improve productivity and standard of theatrical performance in the country. Hajia Kaltume Bulama-Gana, Artistic Director of NTN, during the opening ceremony of theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Nigerian artist, Moses Oghagbon, has decried the neglect of major cultural festivals in the country, adding that revival of the events will spur economic growth and tourism for the country. He urged the Federal Government to invest more in cultural festivals in the country, especially the ArgunguContinue Reading
By Folasade Adeniran The Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shuaibu Hussaini, has commended President Bola Tinubu for renaming the National Arts Theatre in Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. Hussaini, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, described the developmentContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Lagos State Government is set to hold the maiden edition of a pan-African carnival, ‘Afropolis’, for the promotion of black cultural heritage, creativity and innovation. Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, who disclosed this during a Town Hall meetingContinue Reading
By Francis Onyeukwu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The rich cultural features of the annual Okorosha Izombe cultural festival in Imo — eastern part of the country — qualify it for recognition as a fundamental cultural heritage that can boost tourism sector, culture enthusiasts have observed. The culture has twoContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Creative Designers Guild of Nigeria (CDGN) has decried the nonchalant attitude of its members toward the health insurance scheme plan provided for them. Its National President, Mrs Joy Osawaru-Akinyemi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reportsContinue Reading
