SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: 2021 NIGERIA CULTURAL PARADE AND FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP
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Calling All High School Students for scholarship application […]
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Women in African Music: A virtual museum celebrating empowerment
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Michael Tubes, a British-Nigerian photographer, has been snapping images of African female musicians for over 10 years[…]
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Nigeria Masquerade Exhibition : Celebrating culture in its richness
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The Nigeria Masquerade Exhibition is a masterpiece displaying the giant of Africa that has over 300 languages and 200 tribes[…]
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2021 Africa Day Celebration
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The Africa Day is celebrated annually on 25th May. A day to Celebrate African unity […]
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Nigerian fashion pioneer Folashade ‘Shade’ Thomas-Fahm to be celebrated at ‘Africa Fashion’ exhibition
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Getting long overdue attention will be the Nigerian designer, Folashade Thomas-Fahm, known as ‘Shade,’ who defined Nigerian style in the 1960s and was known for her use of indigenous fabrics […]
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Merck Foundation brings 26 African Ministers together to Empower Women and Youth in STEM through their online Merck Africa Research Summit (MARS) in partnership with African Union
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Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit -MARS was conducted online during the 8th edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2021; The MARS Summit High-Level Ministerial Panel Discussion with 26 Ministers of Health, Science and Technology, Education, Information And Gender and MARS Researchers […]
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AFRICAN WORLD HERITAGE DAY 2021: Celebrating African Arts, Culture and Heritage
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The 5th of May 2021 marked the sixth edition of African World Heritage Day by the African Union’s (AU) and the theme was tagged: “Arts, culture and heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”[…]
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Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby explores memory, Nigerian culture in work, visits Baylor
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Los Angeles artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby explores the cultural collage of memory, particularly for those who straddle two or more cultures, on her canvases for good reason: It’s her story. Akunyili Crosby, born in Enugu, Nigeria in 1983, came to America to study medicine only to find a different calling in art — a calling […]
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Best-selling novel exposes life of child slaves in Nigeria
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BY NELLIE PEYTON, THE THOMAS REUTERS FOUNDATION Writer Abi Dare grew up in a part of Lagos, Nigeria where most families, including hers, had maids as young as eight years old who worked all day, were often beaten and did not go to school. It was only as an adult that she realised these so-called […]
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Photos: Nigerian Cultural Parade & Festival creates true ‘Naija’ experience
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By Michelle Iracheta Aug. 26, 2019 For the third year in a row, the Nigeria Cultural Parade and Festival will take center stage in downtown Houston and thousands are expected to attend. The city of Houston is home to the largest population of Nigerians outside the country itself, and their culture will be on full display […]
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