Category: NICO News

Countdown To 2016 Abuja Film Festival Continues

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As the Countdown to the 13th edition of the prestigious Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) in 2016 continues, movie producers have been requested to send entries of their films/videos...

Neglect Of Mother Tongue, Culture, Bane Of Nigeria’s Devt – Experts

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Again, experts have identified the neglect of Nigerian languages and culture as the bane of its crippled development. This was the submission of scholars, who spoke during the 2016...

Art Charts the Course of Effecting Societal Transformation or Delays It – Gbilekaa

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A professor of dramatic theory and criticism and current Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria, Professor Saint Tsavnav Gbilekaa, has posited...

Shun Ethnicity To Protect The Rights Of Children – Longe

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The proprietor of Royal Jewels International School, Ijapo, Akure, Ondo State, Mrs. Kehinde Longe, has called on parents and guardians to shun ethnicity in order to protect the rights...

Saint Gbilekaa Set To Deliver Inaugural Lecture

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All is set for Professor Saint Gbilekaa, a renowned radical theatre scholar, critic and teacher at the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Abuja, and Chief of Staff to...

Onikeku’s “We Almost Forgot” Premieres in Berlin, Lagos and Abuja

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World renowned Nigerian choreographer and dance expert, Qudus Onikeku, is set for a world premiere of his latest contemporary dance production, entitled, “We Almost Lost It”, after a decade...

AMAA 2016 – The Winners, The Honours

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The 2016 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) took place on Saturday, 11th June, at the ultra-modern Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria,...

UNILORIN Students Stage Barclays Ayakoroma’s Play, Dance On His Grave

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As part of their academic project (PFA 499), final year students of the Department of Performing Arts of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, on Saturday, 11th...

Training Up A Child Requires Love, Patience And Prayers – Ayakoroma

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The Executive Secretary/CEO, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), and Associate Professor at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has advised parents and guardians to be patient...

Ibo Origins For Cinema As IFF/Kraftman Launch Nkuma

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History will be made on 31st July, 2016 when filmmaker, Madu Chikwendu officially unveils his multimillion dollar project, “Eboe” (ancient word), a movie which chronicles the origins of the...