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The Bankers’ Committee last week awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of the National Arts Theatre in Lagos and the exercise is slated to start in

The need to support youth entrepreneurship as a solution to the increasing challenge of unemployment in Nigeria is reflected in the

  By Babajide Komolafe The need to support youth entrepreneurship as a solution to the increasing challenge of unemployment in Nigeria is reflected in the success story of Paystack, a fintech start-up company founded in 2016 by two Nigerian youths-Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade. The company which became part of  Stripe, an American technology company through a $200 million acquisition deal, currently employs more than 70 people in Lagos. Like Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade, m...

By Babajide Komolafe The quality of creative talent abundant among Nigerians is aptly reflected in the story of the Ikorodu Boys. The boys, comprising of three siblings and their cousin: Babatunde Sanni, Muiz Sanni, Malik Sanni, and their cousin, Fawas Aina, have gained global recognition just by making use of  common household items to depict top gears used in movies. Popular among these items is the use of a local wheelbarrow to replicate luxury cars, an idea which was first exhibited by Kap...

Share Issues about the National Theatre’s redevelopment seem to have ended with last week’s agreement between the Federal Government and bankers. AKIN ABODUNRIN examines the issues that have bedevilled a once upon a time national treasure. TWENTY years after the journey to ‘privatise’, ‘concession’ and ‘transform into Entertainment City’ began, the National Theatre’s pesky issue appears to have been resolved. Last Sunday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)/Bankers’ Committee ...

Obinna Chima writes on the move by the Bankers’ Committee to revive the National Arts Theatre in Lagos The federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as well as banks under the aegis of the Bankers’ Committee earlier this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formally commence the renovation of the National Arts Theatre, Lagos. Also, the Bankers’ Committee and Cappa and D’Alberto Limited, the contractor to handle the project, signed an agreement to...

Vanguard News FG hands over National Theater to Bankers’ Committee On By Babajide Komolafe The Federal Government Friday handed over the National Arts Theater to the Bankers Committee for transformation into the Lagos Creative and Entertainment Centre. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and contract award signing ceremony held yesterday in Lagos between the FG, represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and the Bankers Committee, represented by the ...

Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said that no fewer than 25,000 people would be working at the National Arts Theatre upon completion.

Share The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has projected that over 25,000 people would be engaged in different sections of work at the National Theatre when fully renovated by the Bankers Committee in the next 15 months. Emefiele disclosed this on Sunday at the handover of the National Theatre Iganmu, Lagos to the Bankers Committee. He expressed joy that the signing of the contract for the restoration and refurbishment of the National Arts Theatre has become a reali...