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Keynote Address By The Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry Of Information And Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, At A Workshop On “Mainstreaming Tourism Into The Economic Agenda Of Government: Issues & Challenges” Held On 17th December, 2015, At Nanet Suites

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Protocols It is with great pleasure that I stand before you on this memorable occasion of the workshop on “Mainstreaming Tourism into the Economic Agenda of Government: Issues &...

Welcome Address By The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry Of Information And Culture, Mrs. Ayotunde Adesugba, At A Workshop On “Mainstreaming Tourism Into The Economic Agenda Of Government: Issues And Challenges” Held On Thursday, 17th December, 2015,

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Protocol I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all stakeholders present for responding to our invitation to be here today on this auspicious occasion of a workshop on...

National Orientation as a Catalyst for Change: Thoughts on Some Cultural Imperatives

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National Orientation as a Catalyst for Change: Thoughts on Some Cultural Imperatives By Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, PhD Executive Secretary/CEO National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO)/ Visiting Associate Professor Nasarawa...

Trends in Nollywood: A treasure of insights

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My first contact with a Nigerian movie was in 1977. I grew up near a Cinema Hall and the Urban Community School I attended was also located behind the...

BOOK REVIEW: The Complete Dictionary of Guosa Language

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BOOK REVIEW TITLE:         The Complete Dictionary of Guosa LanguageAUTHOR:          Alex G. IgbinewekaPUBLISHERS:     Guosa Educational, Scientific & Cultural Ins., Inc. & Guosa Publication Services, 2007PAGES:  ...

Nature and Nurture: Women-Centred Drama, Theatre and Performance in Nigeria

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Nature and Nurture: Women-Centred Drama, Theatre and Performance in Nigeria Professor Sunday Enessi Ododo Department of Theatre Arts University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri Borno State, Nigeria Introduction Nature and nurture...

Nzeh Mada Festival 2015- Keynote Address by DG National Gallery of Art

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MR. ABDULLAHI MUKU, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART (NGA) ON THE OCCASION OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE BWAR CARNIVAL OF THE ANNUAL NZEH MADA FESTIVAL HELD...

Developing a Festival Brand: Towards a Blue Print for Nzeh Mada in Nasarawa State

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  Developing a Festival Brand: Towards a Blue Print for Nzeh Mada in Nasarawa State   by Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, PhD   Preamble Let me first of all express...

Owuwaji: The Festival of the First Yams in Onitsha, Eastern Nigeria

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The Owuwaji festival traditionally referred to as Ifejiokuis the time set aside by the Onitsha community to celebrate abundant crops and declare the new yams edible. Ji (yam), the...

Book Review: TRENDS IN NOLLYWOOD By Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma

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Distinguished ladies and gentleman, we have been beset with speculations and counter-speculations, conjectures and counter conjectures, innuendoes, and jokes on what Nollywood has done and has not done.  But...