Last week, a non-governmental organisation, Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) hosted Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett as she clocked 74 years. A panel made up of Joke Silva, Professor Reginald Ofodilede, Ben Tomoloju and Jahman Anikulapo deliberated on the problems plaguing our arts and culture industry. [...] After the celebrant was ushered in, the panelists were on hand to deal with issues in the Arts and Cultural industry. 

Last week, as word spread about girls kidnapped by Boko Haram last year returning to their communities having been raped and impregnated, the Nigerian Senate passed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill, which seeks to prohibit multiple forms of gender-based violence including economic abuse, female genital mutilation, and depriving persons of their liberty among others.

The Berlin Institute for Cultural Diplomacy has unveiled plans to support Nigerian youths get access to higher education opportunities. The Institute's Nigerian Representative said it has concluded arrangements to launch an international programme to enable access to educational/professional development opportunities and scholarships.

The #BringBackOurGirls movement picked up momentum before ultimately fading from the international spotlight amidst criticism it was nothing more than "hashtag diplomacy." Indeed, most of the captured girls remain in the Islamic terror group's clutches.

Last week, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission declared opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari the winner after election results in 35 out of the 36 districts showed him winning by 2.57 million votes and defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.Buhari now faces tough questions: Will the outgoing president be willing to hand over the presidency as peacefully as he pledged to? 

Cultural diplomacy is key to our national development. With the boom in Nollywood, there is a window through which we can reach the masses, a larger population of the country to focus their thinking on the role individuals can play in these events that surround us.

Access Bank Plc said it has entered into partnership with the United States Embassy in Nigeria to empower Nigerian women on how to become information technology compliant.

When artists look for a dream workspace, Manhattan exerts a powerful pull. But for choreographer and cultural ambassador Ronald K. Brown, who celebrates the 30th anniversary of his troupe Evidence, A Dance Company with a run at the Joyce Theater this week, creative opportunities led him back to his Brooklyn roots.