Recent emergence of third tier art market for Nigeria’s visual art has necessitated the existence of a reliable business enlightenment platform for business entrepreneurs who may want to invest their money in the new market.

Prolific writer and researcher, Ozah Michael Ozah is a trained lawyer. His passion in the study of the history and culture of the Ukwuani speaking people of Delta State has resulted in the birth of seminal and referential books on the previously not well documented ethnic group.

The National Arts Competition(NAC) organised by the African Artists’ Foundation(AAF) with sponsorship from the Nigerian Breweries which was inaugurated in 2008 with the theme, Unbreakable Nigerian Spirit has so far experienced very exciting and colourful journey as this year’s edition witnessed a massive turn out of participants and guests at the Civic Centre, venue of the exhibition.

Last week, Nigerian artists met at the Centre for Contemporary Art, CCA,Yaba, Lagos to review the roles of members of the clime during the infamous one week national strike called by labour to challenge Federal government’s removal of subsidy.

The Nigerian visual art scene is no doubt witnessing interesting times: Apart from the fact that deepened concern has become the lot of the visual art market following global economic recession in the last couple of years, confidence and concern have taken over stakeholders in the emerging market in Nigeria, who are also seriously to evolving other engaging ways with which to sustain the tempo of this market through proper archiving, scholarship and financing.

According to Yoruba mythology, the earth and the first human beings in the city of Ile-Ife were products of divine creative process by the supreme God.

One of the greatest challenges facing the country is her inability to actualize the dreams and visions of the founding fathers. Before her independence from Britain in October 1960, the founding fathers had great plans and vision for the country…

The Igbos of the South East Nigeria or Ndigbo is one of the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria with distinct culture. In fact, they are seen as one of the most organised group in Nigeria with well established democratic system, culture, law and administration, an action that made the Europeans to describe them as having a democratically organized autonomous communities.

The first novel I read in the Pacesetters series was Mark of The Cobra by Valentine Alily. It featured a young Nigerian secret service agent. Set obviously against a western template but with African characters in an African locale, it just blew my mind.

In this troubled times, when the unity of the entity called, Nigeria is constantly under threat by forces of insecurity and religious intolerance, it behooves on every genuine citizen of this country to continually reflect about the fate of this commonwealth and look deeply into those things that threaten national unity as well as those other things that bind the thread of unity.

His Royal Highness Eze I.O Asor, Udi 1 of Obudi Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area Imo State is a culture enthusiasts and one who believes in the protection of culture. But thirteen years after he took over as the chief custodian of his peoples culture, many thought that by now every aspect of the culture would have been revived.

Saturday, 7th January 2012 will remain a historic day in the annals of Enugwu-Ukwu, a famous Igbo community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra state. The day witnessed the maiden Igu-Aro festival of His Royal Majesty, Igwe Sir Ralph Obumnemeh Ekpeh (Okpalanakana-Ukabia the IV), Eze Enugwu-Ukwu and Igwe of Umunri Clan.

Esie is an Igbomina Yoruba town in Kwara State of Nigeria lying about 48 kilometres South -East of Ilorin and about 128 kilometer north of Ife. Esie is generally known as a home of 800 soapstone figures.

The recently deceased Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu is yet to be buried but a book is about to be released on his charmed life and times. It’s in character that Ojukwu almost always dominated all discourse in the course of his journey on earth.

The visual art sub sector, one of the sectors in the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation in 2011 recorded an encouraging success compared to what was obtained in the previous years.