The bustling neighborhood of King George V Road, Onikan, Lagos, with its ancient architectural edifices, houses the magnificent Gemini Art Shop. The gallery, with its quiet and serene interior, exudes alluring artistic feelings which contrasts with the typical hoarse, boisterous and almost chaotic environment of that part of the Lagos Island. 

In this collection of short stories curiously titled, “The Thing Around Your Neck,” Nigeria’s international novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presents twelve fascinating stories, revolving around the lives of dynamic characters whose experiences remarkably reflect disturbing socio-cultural realities that many African women grapple with.

Two years after the death of Professor Yusuf Adebayo Grillo, renowned as one of Nigeria’s most influential modern artists and art teachers, all is set for the unveiling of GrilloArt Museum, intended to keep his legacy alive.

For 19 straight years, the Nigeria book industry has enjoyed the support of the Nigeria LNG through the Nigeria Prize for Literature and other literary interventions.

All is set for the maiden edition of an art exhibition by Queen Adaeze Charlyn Udom, titled “Squeezing the excitement from the fear.” The exhibition is scheduled to hold on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos.

The Museum of West African Art, MOWAA, in Nigeria, and Oxford University’s School of Archaeology recently announced a collaboration to build a centre of archaeological excellence in West Africa, aimed at telling the region’s past from an African perspective and developing student pathways for the long-term benefit of research.

It may appear easy to write on subjects like the story of Abacha – stories which are already well-known by people.

An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installations titled “The Perilous Journeys: Reflections on Migration”, which features the works of Enotie Ogbebor, a contemporary artist from Nigeria, was opened to the public on July 27, and runs till September 24, 2023, in Room 3 at the British Museum located in the heart of London.

People grief in different ways. For Pastor Onyekwere Nnaekpe, the establishment of a foundation for budding artists in memory of his son, Mr. Chima Victor Nnaekpe, was not only a way of mourning the loss of the lovely lad, but also, to keep his dream alive.

The rate at which the youth and even families are relocating abroad, especially due to poor economy and insecurity, is alarming. No thanks to bad governance resonating across Africa.

The Goethe-institut Nigeria is set to launch ‘Connecting the Dots’ with six museums in Nigeria.

Zik’s Avenue is arguably the most hurly-burly road in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, but tucked inside Number 261 is seminal serenity.

There couldn’t have been a better forum for a professor to share a lesson he learned from another professor on how to write and communicate in simple words, than in a symposium organised by other professors and doctors to honour him.

With the name, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, its obvious this young lady who loves movies, shopping, travelling and most of all, a ravenous reader of books, is the daughter of late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero. 

The newly renovated Nomadic Art Gallery, NAG, Victoria Island, Lagos took off last weekend with a group exhibition titled Transtemporal Travel.