Month: May 2013

National Heritage Fund To Be Launched Soon – Duke

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The Honourable Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, has informed delegates/participants to the on-going Colloquium/Exhibition on African Rock Art and the Pan-African Renaissance that work...

OAU/AU At 50 Colloquium, Exhibition Opens In Addis Ababa

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A  Colloquium/Exhibition on African Rock Art and the Pan-African Renaissance opened, on Wednesday, 22nd May, 2013, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of activities lined up to celebrate the...

I Have Embraced NICO Programmes – Hon. Wushishi

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In continuation of the mandate of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) to harness culture for national development, the Coordinator of NICO Minna State Office, Mrs. Olufunke Ndukwe, paid...

Use Culture For Conflict Resolution – Governor Ahmed

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The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that a significant proportion of global conflicts has a cultural dimension, and that any effort to promote dialogue...

Cultural Diversity Is Key To Sustainable Development – Irina Bokova

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The Director-General, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms Irina Bokova, has said no nation can achieve sustainable development without cultural diversity, stressing that culture in its...

NTA Minna To Partner NICO On Indigenous Language Programme

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The Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Network Station, Minna, Niger State, has expressed its commitment to partner the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Niger State Office, Minna, in the...

Let’s Stop Treating Cultural Industries With Levity – Prof. Okwori

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Nigerians have been urged to stop treating the development of Nigerian cultural industries, such as theatre, dance, music, film/video, art and crafts, museums and monuments, foods and cuisine, fashion,...

Federal Government College Hails NICO Enugu State Office

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The Principal of Federal Government College (FGC), Enugu, Mrs. I. U. Ifejika, has commended the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) for the serious commitment to ensuring the revitalization...

NICO Gombe State Coordinator Visits NTA Gombe

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The Coordinator, NICO Gombe State Office, Yahaya Mohammed Sanda, in continuation of his effort to create awareness about the existence of NICO in Gombe State and in furtherance of...

Kamo Cultural Festival Hold In Kaltungo Local Government Area

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The newly activated NICO Gombe State Office, aside carrying out the mandate of replicating the programmes of the Institute in Gombe and the neighbouring states in the North-East geo-political...