Chuks Akamadu is the Managing Director/CEO of Afrocultour Limited – organisers of Songs of Nigeria Festival (SONIFES), Nigeria Entertainment and Economic Roundtable (NEER) and Africa Tourism and Creative Economy Expo (AFTCREE). He is an accomplished intellectual property lawyer, cultural scholar and tourism management expert. He is also the author of ‘Harnessing Culture for Economic Growth’ […]
My work at the Ministry of Culture And Tourism, Abeokuta – arguably one of Nigeria and Africa’a culturally richest museums – has exposed me to a lot about African art, from the mundane, the bizarre, to the beautiful , the eclectic and the audacious. As we have seen in recent times too, our multi-layered African […]
ARE YOU BETWEEN THE AGES 7 AND 15? HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR REGION, IT’S CULTURE AND TRADITIONS? ARE YOU TALENTED AND READY TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT? Registration is open ahead of the much anticipated auditions.KUMASI AUDITION – MAY 6, 2023TAKORADI – MAY 13, 2023ACCRA – MAY 20, 2023 READ ALSO: […]
An organization, Afrika Peace Festival of Arts and Culture (APFAC), is to collaborate with the Lagos State Government to promote black heritage, traditions, customs, and other aspects of indigenous life on the continent and the diaspora. It is an initiative of United States of Afrika Peace Festival of Arts and Culture conceived in 2013. It […]
…As Plateau sets to host NAFEST 2020 The Ekiti State Government has submitted formal expression of interest to bid for 2021 edition, National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST). Receiving the bid document from the State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism Prof. Tunde Bakare earlier, Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture(NCAC), Otunba […]
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Culture and Tourism, Rep. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, says the National Assembly (NASS) is committed to protecting government properties. Ogbeide-Ihama made this known when members of the committee visited the Arts and Crafts Village on Friday in Abuja. He said that it was their mandate and oversight function as parliamentarians […]
Anambra State ministry of Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism has called for adequate promotion of Igbo identities in all gathering of Igbos. This came up after UNESCO’s prediction that Igbo language would go into extinction by 2025. Speaking in an event at Cana House, Awka, Commissioner for Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Barrister […]
Director General of National Council for Arts and Culture(NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe has applauded federal government in ensuring, Turkish Airline stop operating from Nigeria air space for treating Nigerian passengers in an uncivil manner. He described the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) intervention as bold and courageous, adding that time has come for all foreign […]
Now Spaniards know that yam has a spirit, and it speaks the language of culture and tradition, which Ndigbo interpret with pomp. That was what Spanish nationals witnessed in Bilbao, Pais-Vasco (Northern Province of Spain) recently, when different factions of Igbo communities in Europe, adorned in their bright colourful regalia, came together to celebrate the […]
…speaks on the Lagos State government effort in bringing art and tourism closer to the people. Steve Oluseyi Ayorinde, Lagos commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture is no doubt one of the astute believers in ‘Lagos is working’ agenda in Governor Ambode’s cabinet set up. The former commissioner for information took over the tourism ministry […]
Stakeholders in the Arts industry have tasked government at all levels to invest in Arts, culture and tourism in a bid to attract wealth creation and reduce unemployment in the country. Director of Black Passionate Art Galary Ltd, Mr Ugo Emmanuel Chidi, in Benin City yesterday called on government to expedite action in its efforts […]
Nigerian arts and culture takes centre stage in the heart of Paris as the Embassy of Nigeria hosts France business community and friends of Nigeria to an exhibition of some of Nigeria’s finest art, cuisine, fashion, music, film and traditional games, on the platform of the Nigerian Creative Arts Exchange. The Nigerian Creative Arts Exchange […]
President of the prestigious Nigeria Academy of Letters, and renowned playwright, Professor Olu Obafemi Tuesday, regretted that Nigeria’s literacy level and reading culture was ‘‘dismally poor’’ even after 58 years of the nation’s independence. To salvage the situation, he advocated that government at all levels must invest in education and give ‘‘generous subsidies to literary […]
His loud cry for help was too frightening to be ignored. Just before help came his way, Adeola Adesanmi, 12, had had his body designed by a horsewhip. His father, Moses, who is a welder and pastor, at his Berger neighbourhood in Lagos, had flogged him mercilessly. His sin? He spoke Yoruba. In a broken […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State and the Balogun of Epe, Chief Lanre Razak has called on the Federal Government to redouble its efforts in the promotion of culture in Nigeria. Addressing reporters during the traditional wedding of his daughter, Kofoworola to Anthony Ikuforiji in Lagos, Razak said the value […]
Since its emergence at the turn of the twenty-first century, the Nigerian movie industry “Nollywood” has had a profound influence on African culture. The Nigerian accents, style of dress, and behaviours of the people, all of which are Nigerian cultural practices are now being transmitted as images around the globe. In Nigeria, the role […]
Nollywood producer and the Chief Executive Officer of Purple Ribbon Entertainment, Ms. Chioma Okoye, has premiered her latest drama series, titled ‘Anyanwu Ututu’ in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The film, which aims at promoting the culture and tradition of Ndigbo, was centred on the lifestyle of people living along the riverine areas of Anambra […]
To protect children while on the road to and from school, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the various tiers of government to take adequate measures to prevent unnecessary harm. The Minister made the call in Abuja on Friday when he received officials of the Children Accident Prevention Initiative […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says that reduced travel time through the use of digital map saves Nigerians nearly N200 billion a year. Mohammed said this at the inauguration of the Economic Value of Geospatial Services by Google on Friday in Abuja. The minister said that digital maps, popularly called Google map […]
FirstBank has pledged its support for The 2017 Annual Awareness Week of the Down Syndrome Foundation, scheduled for Monday, October 23 – 27. The 2017 edition is not the first time the Bank is supporting this initiative, as the Bank has over the last 8 years partnered and participated in a number of initiatives of […]
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