It was home coming for Africans in the continent and the entire black race last week as the Centre for Black African Arts and Civilisation in conjunction with Pan African Strategic and Research Group, (PANAFSTRAG) hosted another successful three day international colloquium, which re- examined black’s pan African agenda reports, McPhilips Nwachukwu

The just concluded two weeks visual arts tour of Nigerian arts, which took place in the two Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandria under the auspices of the National Gallery of Arts, NGA was in every sense a fait accompli.

Yesterday at the MUSON Centre , Lagos, the Nigerian art community, again witnessed a flurry of activities as the 3rd edition of the Nigerian International Art Expo kicked off in earnest.

In line with its mission to uphold excellence and ensure the highest professional standards in the practice of Visual Art in Nigeria, The Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA) Lagos last week opened her maiden exhibition of Water Colours, Pastels and Drawings.

Before the advent of the colonizers, what is today known as Nigeria was a cacophony of peoples and cultures engaged in the art of living according to their peculiar circumstances and destinies. It was Lord Lugard, the first colonial Governor-General of the area, who facilitated the amalgamation of the so-called Southern and Northern Protectorates to create one entity called Nigeria. His very imaginative wife proffered the name Nigeria and composed the first national anthem for the new nation.