
National Theatre reopens as beacon for Nigeria’s creative economy
The National Theatre, Lagos, renamed Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, has reopened. The reopening marked a new vista, with stakeholders hailing it as a beacon for the

The National Theatre, Lagos, renamed Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, has reopened. The reopening marked a new vista, with stakeholders hailing it as a beacon for the

Malala Fund has urged the Kaduna State Government to strengthen re-entry policies that enable married girls and adolescent mothers to return to school so that they contribute positively to the

The Zone Five Police Command have begun enforcing the ban on the unauthorised use of sirens and tinted glass permit regulations.The zone five command located in the South-south Geo-political Zone,
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that renaming the renovated National Theatre after Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka was a fitting way to honour the legacy of a man of

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has relieved Hajiya Zainab Baban-Takko, the state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development of her duties with immediate effect. This is contained in

Mr Martin Amaewhule, Speaker, Rivers House of Assembly has said he is thankful to God for surviving, kidnap, assassination attempt in the past years. He made this known during his

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, barred Prof. Pat Utomi from establishing “a shadow government” in the country, describing the move as “unconstitutional and void.” Justice James Omotosho,

The Federal Government has denied any sort of religious genocide in the country. In a statemtn by the Minister of Information Mohammed Idris, the federal government said there was no

By Toyin Falola It is a privilege to give the Jan Vansina lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 1st, 2025. With the defunding of Title VI programs, it

Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai, is in Abuja to meet with the Board of Directors of the Malala Fund, aimed at advancing its priorities on girls’ education in Nigeria. Nankwat Dakum,
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