Urenna Amadi, an award-winning U.S.-based Nigerian filmmaker, sculptor and Creative Director of Afriwood Studios, is developing a cross-media creative practice that combines African heritage with contemporary visual storytelling. A graduate of Fine and Applied Arts from Imo State University, IMSU, Amadi began her career in public art and socio-political commentary. Among her notable academic works […]

By Elizabeth Osayande OZORO — The Vice Chancellor of Southern Delta University, SDU, Ozoro, Prof. Sunny Awhefeada, on Wednesday, August 27, hosted representatives of the Poets in Nigeria Initiative, PIN, and the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Delta State Chapter in a courtesy visit to felicitate with him on his appointment. The meeting, held at […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has pledged to deepen its collaboration with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to promote transparency, accountability and improved revenue mobilisation in Nigeria’s extractive industries. The Chairman of RMAFC, Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, made the commitment on Friday when the NEITI Executive […]

By Esther Onyegbula Collins Idahosa, Governor, National Youth Council of Nigeria-Diaspora (NYCN-Diaspora) has proposed a major reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), seeking the creation of a sixth service stream that would allow Nigerians studying or working abroad to perform part of their mandatory national service overseas before returning home to complete the […]

By Ayo Onikoyi The Imo State Government has approved Soul and Spirit Poetry of the Heart Plus More, a collection of poems by Joe Blaise Nnaemeka Akanazu, for use in secondary schools across the state. According to a list of approved textbooks released by the Imo State Ministry of Education through its Education Support Services […]