Month: August 2014

Repositioning Cultural Industries In Nigeria For Economic Gains Imperative – Johnson

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University don and Director of Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Professor Effiong Etim Johnson, has argued that the preoccupation of government agencies and entrepreneurs...

Capacity Building Of The Culture Sector Is Critical To The Nigerian Economy – Duke

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Adequate training of the workforce of Nigeria’s culture and tourism sector is strategic to economic diversification and the transformation agenda of the country; that is why the Federal Ministry...

Nigeria Must Explore the Cultural Dimension of Development – Ayakoroma

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The Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Dr. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has called on Nigerians to take advantage of the cultural dimension of development for the much-needed...

Government To Use Cultural Industries For National Development

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The Federal Government has said it will work assiduously in exploring ways to bring out the best of its people and resources through the growth of cultural industries and...

NICO ES Hands Over Official Vehicle To Governing Board Chairman

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The Chairman, Governing Board of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Alhaji Ibrahim Isma’il was full of gratitude to the Management and staff of the Institute, as he...

Research And Documentation Director Applauds NICO South-West Zone’s Language Programme

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The Director, Research and Documentation, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Prince Bamidele Olusa, has applauded the conduct of the one month long Nigerian Indigenous Language Programme (NILP) being...

Attendance Improves As NICO’s Language Programme Enters Week Two

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Attendance at the current one-month long Nigerian Indigenous Language Programme (NILP) in the South-West Zone of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) peaked at fifty-five (55) on Thursday, 7th...

Adamawa: Cultural Melting Pot Of The North East

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 Adamawa is a melting pot of cultural diversity. The over 70 ethnic groups in the state exhibit numerous cultural festivals which are mostly celebrated to mark harvest, memorials and...

Tourism And Civil Aviation – A Symbiotic Relationship

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The importance of “accessibility,” particularly air access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on...

NICO ES Receives RATTAWU Award

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The Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Dr. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma has been presented with another Merit Award of Excellence as an Ambassador of Culture and...