Tag: National Theatre
Why I accepted Tinubu’s renaming of National Theatre after me – Soyinka
The literary icon also revisited his past criticism of the National Theatre, describing it once as a “slum” and even…
Tribunal orders Bankers’ Cmttee’s firm to pay N19.4bn for breach of National Theatre contract
An Arbitration Tribunal sitting in Lagos has ordered SANEF Creatives Ltd, a company owned by Bankers' Committee of the Central…
National Theatre: Union fears loss of jobs
The newly-elected Chairman of RATTAWU, National Theatre Chapter, Mr Augustine Agada, expressed optimism that Akerele would work in the interest…
Firm wants FG to halt handover of National Theatre to CBN
A concessionaire, Topwide Consortium, has urged the Federal Government to discontinue the handover of National Theatre to the Central Bank…
COVID-19: National Theatre stepdown yuletide activities
The management of the National Theatre, Lagos, have explained that its planned programmes for the 2020 Xmas and New year…
National Theatre’s Festival of Unity great initiative – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the General Manager, National Theatre, Lagos, Prof. Sunday Ododo,…
Buhari appoints CEOs for NAN, National theatre, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for nine of the agencies under the Federal Ministry…
29 passengers escape death in Lagos canal accident
The 29 passengers on a board a commercial bus that plunged into a canal in front of the National Theatre…
Lawyer drags National Theatre, Director to court over unpaid fees
A Lagos lawyer, Mohammed Adamu has dragged the National Theatre and the National Troupe of Nigerian board and its Artistic…
Fun-seekers throng National Theatre for New Year celebrations
Scores of fun-seekers in Lagos on Monday thronged the National Theatre in Iganmu, to relax and celebrate the New Year.
Workers protest proposed sale of National Theatre
Workers at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Tuesday embarked on a peaceful protest against the proposed sale of…
Embezzlement: 4 Directors At National Theatre In EFCC Net
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested four directors of the National Theatre in Lagos…
National Theatre restaurant operators decry low patronage
Some operators of restaurants and relaxation centres at the National Theatre, Lagos, on Saturday complained of low patronage, blaming their…
Ambode To Give National Theatre A Facelift
Gov.Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said that his administration has concluded plans to begin a total revamping of…
Jide Kosoko applauds moves to revamp National Theatre
Veteran actor, Jide Kosoko, on Sunday commended both the Federal and Lagos State Governments’ moves aimed at revamping the National…
Fun seekers throng National Theatre Complex to mark Boxing Day
Fun seekers on Monday thronged the National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos to celebrate the Boxing Day with their families and…
Artists’ Village here to stay, says Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Monday paid an unscheduled visit to the Artists’ Village at the…
Sack national theatre GM, artists tell Lai Mohammed
Nigerian artistes have called for the removal of the General Manager of the National Theatre of Nigeria, Kabiru Yusuf Yar’Adua,…
Fun-seekers lament poor facilities at National Theatre
Some fun-seekers at the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos State, on Friday expressed their disappointments for not having enough…
National Theatre not for sale
The Federal Government on Monday assured that the National Theatre will always remain a national monument and will not be…
Hoodlums mar turnout at National Theatre
Some food vendors at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos state, on Sunday alleged that activities of hoodlums have marred turnout…
Fun returns to National Theatre after invasion by hoodlums
Some fun seekers thronged the National National Theatre for Boxing Day fun in Lagos on Saturday after some hoodlums punctured…
Hoodlums disrupt activities of fun seekers at National Theatre
Suspected hoodlums on Friday disrupted the peace of fun seekers at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, NAN reports. NAN reports…
Don’t Sell National Theatre —Aig-Imoukhuede
Eromosele Ebhomele A popular culture activist, Frank Aig-Imoukhuede, has appealed to the Federal Government to rescind any decision to sell…
National Theatre is not for sale, says FG
Mr Kabir Yusuf, the General Manager, National Theatre, Iganmu, on Wednesday discredited the rumour that the edifice had been sold,…
Minister Sells National Theatre Secretly
Barely one year after Nigerians stopped him from turning the National Theatre into a hotel, the Minister of Culture and…
Of Theater And Our Duke Of Errors
By Segun Ojewuyi This week the department of Theater at the University of Ibadan celebrates 50 years of Theater in…
Legend Of Nollywood Award Holds Tomorrow
Nigerian movie practitioners and fans will tomorrow be hosted to the maiden edition of Legends of Nollywood Awards at the…
Nnena Set To Host Kids
Nnena & Friends are preparing for yet another live show slated for 27 May, 2012. The Nnena & Friends Children’s…
Nnena & Friends Shop For Talents
Nnena & Friends, the leading children’s brand (TV show, Live show and Fan Club) is set to discover and reward…