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Festac "77 To Be Commemorated Annually. by Nobody: 3:25pm On Mar 15, 2018 |
The Centre for Black African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) on Thursday disclosed that the African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC ‘77) would henceforth be commemorated annually. The Director-General, CBAAC, Dr Ferdinand Anikwe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had agreed to sponsor the event annually. NAN reports that FESTAC ’77, also known as the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (the first was in Dakar, 1966), was a major international festival held in Lagos, from Jan. 15 to Feb. 12, 1977. “Henceforth, commemoration of FESTAC’77 will be rotational among the countries that participated at inception. “ UNESCO has given its full consent and we are working on drawing the timetable for countries. According to Anikwe, this is to encourage Nigerians and Africans generally to embrace culture. He said that this would also boost the tourism image of the nation before the international community. “We plan this to further propagate Nigeria’s rich and diverse culture, to make people practise and be proud of their culture. “We look forward to these programmes, it will be a period of cultural revival for all,’’ Anikwe said. (NAN) https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/festac-77-commemorated-annually-says-cbaac-boss/
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Re: Festac "77 To Be Commemorated Annually. by Sapnaprem(f): 3:29pm On Mar 15, 2018 |
So, this one too na news? driver! next bus stop please. thank you shervydman: |
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