Month: March 2017

Jerry Alagbaoso’s Ina-aga Fascinates UniAbuja Community

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Although Monday, 6th March, 2017, may have come and gone, for the University of Abuja community in Gwagwalada, memories of the play, Ina-aga written by Jerry Alagbaoso, a two-time...

NYSC Sports And Cultural Festival: A Vehicle For Cultural Integration, Says DG

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The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Sule Z. Kazaure, has described the Annual NYSC Sports and Cultural Festival as a veritable platform for cultural integration. Kazaure stated...

Theatre Must Speak to Uphold Cultural Values – Obafemi

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Theatre is not just about entertainment but an effective medium to mirror the pains in society to the rest of the world; therefore, writers must use the theatre to...

The Idea Of Research Methods Is To Give Project Supervisors Less Headache – Ayakoroma

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The Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) and Course Lecturer, Research Methods in Theatre and Cultural Studies (TCS 701) of the Post Graduate Diploma in Cultural Administration...

Non-Sensitivity To Our Culture, Greatest Danger To Nigeria’s Colonization – Okorocha

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The Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has expressed concern over the economic situation in Nigeria, describing the non-sensitivity of the British colonial masters to...

Nigeria Has A Lot To Harness From Culture – Lai Mohammed

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The Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that there is a lot to harness from Nigeria’s diverse cultures in order to diversify the economy,...

FG Urged To Establish National Endowment Fund For The Arts

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The Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Assoc. Prof. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency expedite action on...

Theatre Critics, As Presenters Of Culture, Are Indispensable In The Theatre

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The Global President of International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC), Margareta Sorenson, has described the theatre critic as the media writer who presents culture in performance in many ways...

NICO Public Lecture Will Draw Attention On Need To Develop Culture – Ayakoroma

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The Executive Secretary/CEO, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Assoc. Prof. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has disclosed that the Institute’s Quarterly Public Lecture Series is designed to serve as a...

Culture, A Panacea For Indiscipline And Corruption – Governor Ahmed

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Culture has again been identified as a remedy for the propensity of Nigerians for various acts of indiscipline and corruption, which have resulted in financial and moral decadence in...