UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says for the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing at least 68 deaths in the line of duty. More than 60 per…
THE Federal Government is committed to its plan to generate 100 billion dollars from Nigeria’s creative economy. Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, also said that the government was committed to the creation and sustenance…
COTE D’IVOIRE’S quintessential dish, attieke, a fermented cassava meal celebrated for its cultural and culinary significance, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. The announcement, made during UNESCO’s 19th session in Asuncion, Paraguay, highlights the dish’s pivotal role…
NIGERIA’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called on UNESCO member countries and global stakeholders in Media and Information Literacy (MIL) to support Nigeria’s bid to establish a UNESCO Category-2 International Media and Information Literacy Institute in…
AMADOU Mahtar M’Bow, the first African to lead UNESCO and a prominent advocate for global cultural equality, has died at the age of 103 in Dakar, Senegal. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, hailed M’Bow as…
Mr Abdourahamane Diallo, Head of Office and Country Representative of UNESCO in Nigeria, says the organisation is willing to provide technical support towards the development of the Nigerian film industry. He stated this at the exclusive premiere of “When…
THIS year, World Kiswahili Language Day will be celebrated on July 5 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The event, chaired by the Permanent Delegation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will be themed Kiswahili: education and culture of peace. Kiswahili is…
THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for access to reliable scientific information to protect the planet and mitigate the effects of climate change globally. Its Director-General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, in a statement in Abuja on…
