NICO NEWS
February 6, 2020
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Edochie Advocates For A Unified Central Celebration Of New Yam Festival By Igbos
Veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Pete Edochie, MON, has advocated for a specific day for Igbos within Nigeria and in the Diaspora to celebrate the New Yam Festival (Iwa ji ohuu)... -
Culture Can Boost Our Local Economy – Ayakoroma
The Executive Secretary of National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Assoc. Prof. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, has described cultural festivals as major boosters to our local economy if they are properly... -
Speak The Mother Tongue To Your Subjects – Eddy Okolo
Sculptor and Executive Secretary, Enugu State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr. Eddy Okolo, has reiterated the need for people to use the mother tongue in communicating with people, especially... -
Governor Obiano Charges SONTA To Multiply The Effects Of Nollywood
The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has charged the Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA), the umbrella body of theatre scholars in Nigeria, to leverage on the... -
Senate Moves To Amend NICO Act
The Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism has observed the need to amend the existing law setting up the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) as well as other agencies... -
The Ancient City Of Ile- Ife Celebrates Olojo Festival In Grand Style
The 2016 Olojo Festival in the ancient city of Ile-Ife gained momentum on Saturday, 15th October, 2016, as indigenes and non-indigenes in the town came out in their multitudes to...