Month: May 2011

UNESCO/NICO Begin ICH Workshop In Enugu

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A 3-Day Capacity-Building Workshop on the Domestication of the 2003 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Nigeria, begins tomorrow, June...

President Jonathan’s Family Is A Blessing To Nigeria

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President Goodluck Jonathan has been described as an encyclopaedia, which should be studied by Nigerians, just as the wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, is an epitome of blessing, not only...

Nigerians Abuse Culture In The Guise Of Globalization – Ayakoroma

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The Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation, Dr. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has condemned the situation whereby Nigerians capitalize on the phenomenon of globalization to imbibe attitudes that...

NICO Hold Promotion Examination In Keffi

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The 2011 Staff Promotion Examination of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) was conducted at the Department of Theatre Arts and Cultural Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi on Wednesday...

More Funds For Cultural Festival Will Develop Nigerian Culture

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The Federal Government has been called upon to improve on the funding of cultural festival activities and similar events for national development. Professor Henry Leopold Bell-Gam of the Theatre...

President Jonathan Discloses Plan For Nigerian Art And Crafts

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    The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has disclosed the plan of the federal Government to support and make Nigerian art and crafts...

Ayakoroma As Chief Host In Miss Culture Nigeria Contest

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To show that culture is synonymous with beauty, the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation is set to put together a Beauty Pageant with the Executive Secretary...

NCAC Invites NICO Boss To Stimulate Discourse On African Culture

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As the 4th African Arts & Crafts Expo (AFAC) kicks off in full swing, the Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Dr. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, will...

Minister Commends NCMM For Exhibiting 8000 Years Old Canoe In Nigeria

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The Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed, has commended the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), for its efforts in the cultural sensitization...

NICO Collaborates With UNESCO On Cultural Development

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Given its place in the development of Tangible and Intangible cultures in Nigeria, the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) is set to jointly organize an intensive capacity building...