Month: March 2016

Nzeh Mada Festival Needs Constant Innovation To Gain International Recognition – Ayakoroma

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The Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Associate Professor Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma has advocated for constant innovation of the Nzeh Mada Festival, organised by the Mada people...

NICO Ibadan In 2016 Oke’badan Cultural Festival Grand Finale

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The Oke’badan Cultural Festival is an important festival cherished by the people of Ibadan, Oyo State; it is celebrated annually to serve as a reminder of the historical antecedent...

NICO Boss Canvasses Cultural Orientation For Government Workers

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The Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) and Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Theatre & Cultural Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Dr. Barclays...

Ayakoroma Honoured, Pledges More Support For Nzeh Mada Festival

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Honour, they say, is given to whom it is due. Little wonder that the Akwanga Local Government Traditional Council in Nasarawa State found it worthy to honour a cultural...

NICO Ibadan Celebrates With The New Olubadan

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The ancient city of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was agog on Friday, the 4th day of March, 2016, as His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Adetunji was crowned the...

Culture From The Cradle – Mrs. Ndukwe

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The National Institute for Cultural Orientation ((NICO), as an establishment with great passion for preserving Nigeria’s cultural heritage, made a strategic move towards actualizing her mandate by celebrating “Cultural...

Ayakoroma To Receive The “Pillar of Nzeh Mada Festival” Award

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The Akwanga Local Government Traditional Council in Nasarawa State has nominated the Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), who is an Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at...

ARA Meets The Press: A Review

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A splendid atmosphere of utmost entertaining quality, cordiality and opulence came to the fore at the Esporta Hotel and Resorts, Magodo, Lagos, on Wednesday, 16th March, 2016, as Aralola...

Professor Awodiya Warns On Dangers Of Neglecting Cultural Development

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A Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Benin, Benin (UNIBEN) and former General Manager, MUSON Centre, Lagos, Professor Muyiwa Peter Awodiya has drawn the attention of government...

The Female Talking Drummer, Ara Meets The Press

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The artist, Aralola Olumuyiwa Apake, popularly known as, ‘Ara,’ a passionate icon in Nigeria’s burgeoning entertainment industry, on Thursday, 16th March, 2016, organised an event, “Ara Meets the Press,”...