…Plans Nationwide Tour Soon Director-General National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe has expressed satisfaction with culture and tourism activities in Nigeria last year. This is just as he promised to embark on culture evangelism tour of the 36 states of the federation very soon. The NCAC DG singled out Lagos, Rivers, […]
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The Cultural Diplomacy Day for Peace will now be marked globally on November 24 every year courtesy National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC). The Director-General of NCAC, Otunba Segun Runsewe made this known at the grand closing of the 11th International Arts and Crafts(INAC) Exposition held in Abuja last week. According to Runsewe, […]
As International Arts and Crafts (INAC) Expo 2018 gains momentum, India, a major participant at the exhibition, took turns to wow guests on November 22, a day set aside to celebrate everything that makes the country unique and special. The day featured scintillating Haryana renditions accompanied with local percussion in a delightful and colourful […]
The Publisher and Editor In- Chief of Waka About, Chinyere Nwanma Ogidi has stated that this year’s event Waka About Africa 2018 Conference would not only give participants opportunity to interact meaningfully but that it would also bring about deep relationships between them and further open vista in diverse sectors. This is just […]
The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe has expressed great admiration and satisfaction at the impressive display of the People’s Republic of China at the ongoing International Arts and Crafts Expo(INAC) holding in Abuja. He gave the commendation during his opening remarks yesterday, which was the day […]
The 31st edition of National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) has come and gone but the positive national vibrations generated still lingers. Though about four states, Rivers, Ondo, Bayelsa and Delta came tops as overall winners, almost all the participating states had one award or another listed for them. It is strategic and […]
Ghana Tourism Authority has signed a –five– year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the organisers of Accra Weizo to jointly host Accra Weizo West Africa Tourism Fair. An online statement issued by Project Officer, Jedidah Promotions Chukwuemeka Chigozie, explained that the Ag CEO of Ghana Tourism Authority Mr. Akwasi Agyeman signed on behalf of […]
Traditional rulers in the South-East of Nigeria have set December 28, 2018 deadline to abolish the controversial and discriminatory Osu caste system . In the Igbo tradition, the Osu are said to be dedicated to deities (Alusi) while the Ohu are said to be slaves by birth. A statement made available to the […]
…Says I cannot Destroy Ekiti Heritage Because Of Politics “I want to express my anger with what I have seen here today. I am really upset. You all witnessed the spate of development here in 2014; you knew the patronage this facility was enjoying. What I met here today means to me a […]
Culture and tourism can be used to drive and transform the socio-economic fortunes of Plateau state in particular and Nigeria in general if well harnessed. This was the submission of the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong and other tourism and culture experts at the first Plateau Tourism Conference held in […]
