Arts
24 Sep 2023
Shoot Your Shot Africa Content Lab organised a two-day workshop in sound recording for film and television, titled, Unlock Your Creative Potential, recently.
22 Sep 2023
The Igbo culture, often celebrated as Nigeria's most commercially driven tribe, takes center stage in a captivating virtual exhibition titled "Uwa Bu Ahia." This exhibition, curated by 16-year-old Soluna Ajene, a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, unveils the fascinating history of Igbo commerce, shedding light on how markets have been the epicenter…
18 Sep 2023
What will you call a story that leans towards the metaphysical, and hints at a world beyond what the eyes can see? Literary scholars will call this, magic realism, like the book,The Famished Road, by Ben Okri.
18 Sep 2023
Entries for this year’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize have opened. It is a contest that seeks talented writers who go on to inspire their communities.
18 Sep 2023
The National Secretariat of the Association of Nigerian Authors has released the highlights of its 2023 International Convention.
12 Sep 2023
Nigerian musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Alabama, known as MohBad, has tragically passed away at the age of 27...
10 Sep 2023
From Saturday, September 16, to November 5, 2023, Tiwani Contemporary will be host to Wura-Natasha Ogunji's autumn show, lalala ha! in its Lagos gallery.
10 Sep 2023
Tope Adebayo Salami, a renowned Nollywood director, has a reputation for producing highly captivating movies.
10 Sep 2023
The Talent Coach, a tour de force that adds a new perspective to the nature versus nurture debate, is now available at bookstores across Nigeria.
8 Sep 2023
A Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer, popularly known as 66ixx, has dedicated his hit song “Dearly Departed” to Takeoff, who passed a week before the cover was made.
29 Aug 2023
In 2019, the Federal Government introduced the Creative Industry Financing Initiative loan as a way to stimulate investment in the culture and creative sector. Four years after, creatives are still struggling to access the loan
27 Aug 2023
Henry Akubuiro is a journalist and creative writer, whose play, Yamtarawala, the Warrior King, has been longlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas. A novelist, playwright, short story writer, poet and biographer, he is the author of prose narratives –Prodigals in Paradise, Vershima and the Missing Cow, Adventures…
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Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado, at his office. Mr. Abdulazeez visited Mr. Rimingado on Wednesday evening to show his support for the chairman's anti-corruption efforts.…
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NATIONAL Coordinator of presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain initiative, domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Abdu Mukhtar, has disclosed that Nigeria imports 70 per cent pharmaceuticals, 99 per cent medical devices and 100 per cent vaccines. Mukhtar, in his presentation, yesterday, at the 11th Medic West Africa exhibition in Lägos, healthcare…
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The Nigerian Army said it will probe the two soldiers allegedly involved in a reported case of theft at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. Army spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Onyema said the Army is deeply concerned about the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in the…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly has denounced the actions of Bello El-rufai, a federal lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency. Bello is the son of immediate past governor Nasir El-Rufai. The assembly alleged that El-rufai attempted to obstruct the assembly's investigation into financial dealings and project implementation from 2015-2023 in the state. The assembly…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a review of the loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) for banks, from 65 percent to 50 percent. The aim of the review is to align with the current monetary tightening. The apex bank disclosed this in a circular on Wednesday titled ‘Re: Regulatory Measures to Improve Lending to the…
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Debt servicing may have been responsible for the drop in Nigeria’s foreign reserves from $34.45 billion to $32.61 billion within one month. Speaking at the ongoing Springs meeting of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, the United States, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso said some…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) will on Thursday, April 18, 2024 arraign a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19- count charges bordering…
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A Brazilian woman Érika de Souza Vieira wheeled the corpse of her uncle 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga into a bank on Tuesday. Vieira wanted her dead uncle to sign off on a 17,000 reais ($3,250) loan to her. But she was arrested shortly after entering the bank. “Uncle, are you listening? You need to sign…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged Justice Usman Na'Abba of the Kano High Court for allegedly breaching the extant provision of the law while granting an Ex-parte motion suspending its national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from the party. In a petition to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, and the NJC,…
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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has distanced itself from the widely reported news that the Northern region regrets voting for President Bola Tinubu. NEF in a statement by its Deputy Director General II, Salisu Mohammed, said the forum is not engaged in the politics of the 2027 election or decided on whom to support or…