Nigeria: 'Culture, Tourism Far More Lucrative Than Oil'

29 August 2014

THE role of culture in any society cannot be overemphasized on account of ability to empower economically and provide social security. Also the need to harness every sector of the arts and culture sector of the economy for the benefit of nation-building was once again stressed.

These were borne out at the fifth annual public lecture of National Institute for Culture orientation (NICO) and the second convocation ceremony of the foremost culture training school in Lagos last week. Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Administration were awarded for graduands of the 2012/2013 academic session.

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