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Tinubu Renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
July 13, 2024
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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Tinubu Renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Tinubu renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu shook the country by announcing the renaming of the National Theatre located at Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos State, after the famous novelist and playwright Wole... Read More
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FG renames National Theatre
April 20, 2022
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National Theatre gets new name; FCTA seals off ministries for debt | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Buhari has embarrassed the anti-corruption agencies -Wike AFCON 2023: Nigeria draws Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and Mauritius in Group A FCTA seals off ministries over ‘waste management debt’ FG renames National Theatre Resist agents who want to destabilise Nigeria, Buhari says Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the... Read More
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July 13, 2020
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Lagos Doctors begin warning strike | 5 Things that Should Matter Today

Amidst a pandemic, the Medical Guild, an Association of Medical Doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government, is set to go on strike on Monday. The strike is expected to run from July 13 to 16 and excludes medical practitioners working in the state’s COVID-19 isolation centres. The reasons for the strike include... Read More
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March 24, 2017
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THESPIAN Family Theatre & Productions in collaboration with National Theatre Presents: Beyond The Garb

BEYOND THE GARB written by Ayo Jaiyesimi and staged by THESPIAN Family Theatre & Productions, is a rich production of music, dance, song and drama. The banter is humorous and rib-cracking as they mirror underlying salient topics and conversations that tug at the cord of national citizenship and change..This production is also in celebration of the... Read More
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#30Days30Voices
February 18, 2017
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Eye on Ambode: Governor pays inspection visit to National Theatre, Lagos targets 3000 MW power generation by 2022, more

As we keep an eye on Lagos state’s Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, here are some of the activities that he got on to this week. On Wednesday, the governor received the report of the Embedded Power Technical Committee constituted by the State Government with representatives from the public and private sector, at Lagos House, Ikeja. Governor Ambode... Read More
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January 27, 2017
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#InnovationSeries: Cafe Neo, stimulating a tech-centric revolution

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More
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July 31, 2016
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National Theatre in total darkness over N9m power debt

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) on Sunday said electricity supply to the National Arts Theatre in Lagos was disconnected because its management failed to pay over N9 million debt. Idemudia Godwin, General Manger, Media Communications of EKEDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the complex was disconnected after several... Read More
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January 10, 2016
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‘We are not where we were before’ – Soyinka

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed paid a visit to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Saturday, January 8 in his office at Freedom Park, Lagos. During the visit, Soyinka harped on the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said unlike previous anti-corruption campaigns, he doesn’t envisage a situation where this particular... Read More
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December 29, 2015
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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Petrol would soon be available | Someone is stealing baby Jesus from churches | Policeman shoots fellow cops | More stories

NUPENG assures Nigerians that petrol would soon be available. This Day Amaechi promises 250,000 jobs creation from railway. Leadership FG says National Theatre is not for sale. This Day MTN masts helped transmit Radio Biafra. Punch Tambuwal reassures teachers, says no plan to sack them. This Day Ribadu may soon move to APC. Leadership This... Read More
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December 29, 2014
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National Theatre sold in secret deal to UAE company, to become shopping mall

by Kolapo Olapoju According to GulfAfricaReview, the National Theatre has been sold by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, headed by Edem Duke, to ‘Mulk Holdings’, a company based in the United Arab Emirates. The prospective sale and rebranding of the national edifice has been in the talks for some time, but many Nigerians have... Read More
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July 6, 2013
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FG re-considers getting rid of the National Theatre, plans duty-free centre

by Rachel Ogbu There were reports that the Federal Government was seriously considering turning the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos Mainland into a five-star hotel, but recent news now claim President Goodluck Jonathan has said he is prepared to develop the place into a duty-free entertainment centre instead. On Thursday evening at the launch of the nation’s... Read More
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April 13, 2013
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Feyi Fawehinmi: Why the FG’s 5-Star transformation plan for the National Theatre makes sense

by Feyi Fawehinmi The question to ask is – who is going to die if the theatre is privatized or concessioned? Is this really such a strange thing to do? The Vanguard Newspapers has an editorial, chock full of brio and righteous indignation, about the government’s (admittedly still vague) plans to sell or concession or privatize the National... Read More
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April 3, 2013
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National Theatre in Lagos to get a five-star hotel facelift – Report

by Rachel Ogbu Federal Government is seriously considering turning the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos Mainland into a five-star hotel, new reports claim. Already the Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation Edem Duke has handed a two-week quit notice to Federal Government agencies at the facility but some stakeholders are earnestly fighting against it.... Read More
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January 2, 2013
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Beach parties, movies, and shopping: Lagosians celebrate the New Year (PHOTO)

by Godwin Akanfe Holiday makers in Lagos on Tuesday ensured that the New Year’s day celebrations were remarkable in the city. In separate interviews, different people said that the holiday gave them an opportunity to kick back from the hectic life that Lagos has become. One speaker, Ali Yakubu, was grateful for the time spent... Read More
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