Tag: NATIONAL THEATRE
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TAMPAN, COSON react over renaming of National Theatre
The Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association Of Nigeria (TAMPAN) on Friday said renaming the National Arts Theatre after Prof. Wole Soyinka would inspire the younger generation to thirst after excellence.
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Reaction as Tinubu renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre, Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts.
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National Theatre fire: 4 cows, 3 goats burnt at NCAC office Lagos
No fewer than four cows, and three goats kept at the National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC), National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos, were killed in a fire outbreak on Saturday night.
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Management clarifies fire incident National Arts Theatre
The management of the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, says the gas explosion which occurred at the theatre complex on Saturday night “is a minor setback which did not affect any part of the cultural edifice.”
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BREAKING: Explosion rocks National Theatre in Lagos
Explosion from a gas cylinder resulted in a fire incident that gutted a section of the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu in Lagos State on Saturday night.
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Lai Mohammed clears air on renaming National Theatre in Lagos
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stated that the federal government is not re-naming the entire Lagos National Theatre complex, built-in 1976 to host the 1977 Festival of Arts, popularly known as FESTAC but rather renaming the complex housing the edifice.
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BREAKING: FG renames National Theatre in Lagos
The Federal Government says the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, which is under renovation, will be known as Lagos Creative and Entertainment Center, upon completion. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,disclosed this on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain while signing an agreement on Nigeria’s hosting of first Global Conference on Cultural Tourism and…
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Disputes over National Theatre land in court
By Ikeddy Isiguzo Do agreements matter in Nigeria? It depends on who you are dealing with, a lawyer said without losing a breath. Does it matter if it is a business agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria? Lawyers would be at their best answering the questions on 18 March 2021 at the Federal…
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Bankers sign MOU on takeover of National Theatre
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has led the Bankers Committee to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on takeover of the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, for the purpose of reconstructing the facility. Information obtained from CBN’s website on Sunday indicated that the MOU was signed between the…
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FG hands over National Theatre to CBN, Bankers Committee
The Minister for Culture and Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday in Lagos handed over the National Theatre to the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers committee for restoration and upgrade. Speaking at the event, Mohammed said that the National Theatre, despite the arrangement, still remained a national heritage. He said that the Federal…