Category : Nigeria Guide

Personality Profiles

Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

NigGalJuly 15, 2022July 15, 2022

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Full Name: Bola Ahmed Adekunle TinubuDate of Birth: 29 March 1952.Nationality: NigerianMarriage status: Married.Spouse(s): Oluremi TinubuAlma mater: Chicago State University.Occupation: Accountant, Politician.Position(S): Served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to...

Celebrating the intersection of art, empowerment and photography as ProjectX week-long event rounds up.

NigGalJuly 5, 2022August 16, 2023

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Non-profit photography empowerment initiative, ProjectX, has wrapped up its 6-day exhibition and empowerment event held at Radisson Blu, Ikeja, Lagos. Featuring a series of insightful...

Mojo-Eyes To Be Awarded At Chicago Fashion Week.

NigGalJune 30, 2022August 16, 2023

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The Chicago Fashion Week is set to award Lexy Mojo-Eyes, African fashion ambassador and the Chief executive of Legendary Gold Limited, for his various contributions...

Music Nigeria Guide Prizes & Awards

Tems makes history as first female ‘Best International Act’ at the 2022 BET Awards.

NigGalJune 28, 2022August 16, 2023

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African stars Tems, Wizkid, and Mental Health advocate Sitawa Wafulu, were announced winners at the 2022 BET Awards which was held on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the...

Photography Empowerment Initiative ‘ProjectX’ set to upskill the next-gen of photographers.

NigGalJune 20, 2022August 16, 2023

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Soon-to-launch non-profit photography empowerment initiative, ProjectX is set to inspire and elevate the minds of the next generation of photographers through a series of expert-led...

Nigerian Choreographer Takes African Dance, Music To Hamburg.

NigGalApril 25, 2022August 16, 2023

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Nigerian choreographer, Israel Akpan Sunday, with his team of four dancers and two musicians, are set to thrill their audience with a fusion of dance...

287 poets compete for $100,000 NLNG’s Literature Prize.

NigGalApril 22, 2022August 16, 2023

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The 2022 edition The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) will have 287 poets compete for the $100,000 Prize. At a...

Street Style Triumphs at Lagos’s Beloved Music Festival, Our Homecoming

NigGalApril 19, 2022August 16, 2023

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Coachella wasn’t the only stylish festival happening this weekend. In Lagos, Nigeria’s fashion capital, the three-day-long concert Our Homecoming returned following a COVID-induced hiatus. Since...

Spotlight on Nigeria: Culture and the Newest Crop of Fashion Players to Watch at Homecoming Lagos

NigGalApril 15, 2022August 16, 2023

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Rising local labels and relevant global brands will be available at luxury boutique Alara this weekend in a curated pop-up by the Homecoming Festival in...

On the New Golden Age of African Fashion

NigGalApril 4, 2022August 16, 2023

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Emmanuelle Courrèges on the African Designers Breaking New Ground. African fashion has never received as much attention as it has in recent years. Previously absent...

Africa No Filter and Meta Announce The Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators

NigGalMarch 15, 2022August 16, 2023

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Africa No Filter and Meta (www.Facebook.com) are excited to announce today the six finalists of the ‘Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme – focused on harnessing and investing...

Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah listed among greatest African novels of all time.

NigGalMarch 4, 2022August 16, 2023

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Of the millions of books written, there are just a few that are masterpieces. NetCredit in the bid to recognie the best-selling books in each...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Victor Ehikhamenor artwork put on display at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

NigGalFebruary 18, 2022August 16, 2023

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‘Still Standing’, an artwork by Victor Ehikhamenor, the Nigerian photographer, has been put on display at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. St Paul’s is a...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Iké Udé’s work spotlighting Nollywood set for US exhibition

NigGalFebruary 4, 2022August 16, 2023

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‘Nollywood Portraits’, a collection spotlighting the country’s movie industry by Iké Udé, the US-based Nigerian photographer, is set for exhibition in America. According to a...

Arts Nigeria Guide

“Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits” Opens Feb. 5 at National Museum of African Art.

NigGalJanuary 13, 2022August 16, 2023

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Exhibition Explores Black Beauty Through Portraits of Nollywood Celebrities “Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits” will be on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Profile of Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun | YNaija Person of the Year 2021 Nominee.

NigGalDecember 31, 2021August 16, 2023

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If you ever in search of a single word to describe this personality, it will be ‘transcendent.’ Taking a cue from Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Wizkid has...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Nigerian-American contemporary visual artist Toyin Ojih Odutola present her first major museum exhibition in the US.

NigGalNovember 30, 2021August 16, 2023

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This fall, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden presents “A Countervailing Theory,” a major exhibition of work by Toyin Ojih Odutola (born Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 1985), Nov. 19–April...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Triumphant return for ART X Lagos.

NigGalNovember 11, 2021August 16, 2023

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A rich programme of curated and interactive projects, talks and events took place including ART X Live! ART X Lagos staged a triumphant return to...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Tani Adewumi: 11-Year-Old Chess Master Trounces 26-Year-Old Challenger.

NigGalNovember 11, 2021August 16, 2023

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Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi, the 11-year-old Nigerian-born US Chess Master has kept alive his hope of achieving his dream – becoming the youngest ever Grandmaster –...

Arts Nigeria Guide

University of Aberdeen completes return of Benin Bronze.

NigGalOctober 29, 2021August 16, 2023

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The University of Aberdeen has completed the return of a Benin Bronze at a handover ceremony on Thursday. Prince Aghatise Erediauwa, the younger brother of...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Meluibe Short Film shortlisted for International Film Festival.

NigGalOctober 21, 2021August 16, 2023

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Life After Terror, a short film produced by Documentary Filmmaker, Ifeatu Nnaobi and supported by Nigeria’s women and youth-focused NGO, Meluibe Empowerment Foundation has been...

Arts Nigeria Guide

MUSON begins Festival of Arts tomorrow

NigGalOctober 20, 2021August 16, 2023

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The 25th anniversary of the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Festival of the Arts begins tomorrow. Chairman of the planning committee, Mr. Ibare Akinsan, said...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Paris Fashion Week: Ghanaian entrepreneur Roberta Annan launches €100m Impact Fund to invest in Africa’s creative industries.

NigGalOctober 8, 2021August 16, 2023

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The Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC), will award grants of up to €50,000 to selected projects to accelerate development of the continent’s creative sector....

Arts Nigeria Guide

Mo Abudu Shares Her Journey & Why She Wants to “Sell Africa to the World” in this NY Times Feature.

NigGalSeptember 27, 2021August 16, 2023

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A lack of representation on television screens and the fact that she was never taught anything about African history growing up in London affected Mo Abudu “in...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Patoranking joins Adesope Olajide to discuss Afrobeats in UK Parliament.

NigGalSeptember 24, 2021August 16, 2023

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Patoranking recently joined UK-based broadcaster, Olajide Adesope, to appeal to the United Kingdom government to collaborate with its Nigerian counterpart and multilateral organisations to provide...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Nigerian born New York artist Moyosore Martins opens exhibition at the new Path Galleries.

NigGalSeptember 15, 2021August 16, 2023

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TrafficNYC will present Nigerian born New York artist Moyosore Martins will debut his solo exhibition, IRANTI, at the new Path Galleries in Westwood from September 18...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Epe Kayokayo Festival Finale Holds Saturday.

NigGalSeptember 9, 2021August 16, 2023

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The grand finale of the annual Epe Kayokayo festival will hold on Saturday. The finale will cap off a few days of activities and bring...

Arts Music Nigeria Guide

Wizkid Sells Out O2 Arena Within 12 Minutes.

NigGalAugust 6, 2021August 16, 2023

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Singer Wizkid has burst out with excitement after making history by selling out the O2 Arena within 12 minutes ahead of his Made In Lagos...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Sterling Bank pledges support for Lagos tourism masterplan.

NigGalJuly 9, 2021August 16, 2023

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Sterling Bank Plc has pledged support for the 20-year Lagos State Tourism Masterplan and Policy crafted to transform the State of Aquatic Splendour into one...

Arts Nigeria Guide

Nigerians weigh the effect of Cancel Culture on brands.

NigGalJuly 5, 2021August 16, 2023

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According to a new study conducted by Culture Intelligence from RED, 47% of Nigerians believe that cancel culture is simply people being held accountable for...