Revue

The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that efforts are underway to ensure the take-off of the Students’ Loan Scheme in January 2024. This, he said, would make to ensure that Nigerian students access the loans “to fund their educational aspirations.” Gbajabiamila spoke during Convocation Lecture of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH).…

Recently, Itoku adire market leadership and dealers in the fabric marched peacefully to the palace of Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, to register their displeasure at the manner inferior adire textile from China had taken over the Nigeria market.

The 2023 Quramo Festival of Words (QFEST) has come and gone, but the issues, thoughts, fondness and sentiments raised will linger on. In fact, these elements have opened another vista in the arts space of the country. Held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, the five-day event, the seventh edition of the yearly festival,…

Performance poet, Akeem Lasisi, is exploring new possibilities for the genre as he will be holding an exhibition of poetic tributes to exemplary personalities and institutions in December. The project, tagged African Citations, is an offshoot of the Yoruba’s oriki panegyrics, will celebrate the leading lights drawn from different parts of Africa, showcasing the tributes…

Scholars from the Yale University School of Art, yesterday, concluded their visit to three Africa countries in an effort to deepen collaborations for the promotion of African literature and culture.

The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), promoters of the yearly Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF), has called for submission of entries for the 2023 edition of the yearly Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize For Book Review. Dedicated to the celebration of life and career of the famous writer and environmentalist, Ken Saro- Wiwa, who was killed…

Two decades later, the entire resident staff of the LASU Communication programme opted to celebrate the evolution of a vision that has matured over time and radiating so much brightness to the delight of all stakeholders in and outside of LASU including the diverse recipient sectors.

It was fun and excitement recently at the Summit Event Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, where a book was launched to mark the 80th birthday of Prophetess Omolara Oyeyemi.

Three writers all from different parts of Nigeria are now in Iseyin, Oyo State for the October/ November 2023 Edition of the Ebedi International Writers Residency. The writers are Abayomi Soyinka, Mujahim Ameen Lilo and Amadi Njoku. While Njoku will be working on a poetry collection, Lilo will endeavour to complete a novel and Soyinka…

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is set to hold its 2023 International Convention. The convention begins Thursday, November 2 and will be on till Saturday, November 4, 2023.

Recently, Banana Island Property Owners and Residents Association celebrated its yearly Banana Island Cultural Festival (BCIF).

Entertainment is a big business and Edo State is investing hugely in the sector to share in the revenue it provides. Little wonder, in 2022, it inaugurated the Edo State International Film Festival. With the modest success it recorded during the first edition, the state government is set to host the second, next month, from…