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YSMA hosts first TheMuseumsLab residency, deepens Africa-Europe cultural exchange
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Pan-Atlantic University, has hosted its first Residency under TheMuseumsLab Fellowship, bringing together cultural professionals from the United Kingdom and Uganda for a week of professional exchange and engagement with Nigeria’s museum and creative…
Shyllon Museum wins Travellers Award as top art gallery, museum in Nigeria
The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Pan-Atlantic University, has been recognised among Nigeria’s Top 100 Travel and Tourism Icons and received the Travellers Award 2025/2026 in the category of Top Art Galleries and Museums in Nigeria for promoting excellence…
NLNG unveils first longlist for Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has unveiled the first-ever nominees for The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts (NPCA), with 11 documentary entries advancing from a pool of 98 submissions in the inaugural edition of the US$20,000 award. Sponsored by NLNG, the…
Eleven writers advance into longlist for $100,000 NLNG Prize
Eleven poets have advanced to the longlist of the 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, moving a step closer to claiming the prestigious $100,000 award as organizers unveiled the selected works from a total of 223 entries submitted…
Oyebodes Fund opens free admission to Shyllon Museum
In a landmark move that could reshape public engagement with art and culture in Nigeria, the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA) has announced that admission to the museum will be free for all visitors from June 15, 2026, in…
PAU, NATOP partner to position Ibeju-Lekki as cultural tourism hub
Ziggy Ojiegbe Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art has intensified efforts to position Ibeju-Lekki as one of Nigeria’s leading cultural tourism destinations following a landmark familiarisation visit by members and leadership of the Nigerian Association of Tour Operators. The visit, hosted…
NLNG’s inaugural Creative Arts Prize receives 98 entries
Frank Okon The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has received 98 entries for the maiden edition of The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts following the close of submissions on Thursday. The inaugural competition, which focuses on documentary filmmaking, is themed “Identity”…
Scribblers submit 223 entries as NLNG’s Literature Prize enters adjudication
The 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature has entered its adjudication phase after 223 submissions were officially handed over in Lagos on Monday. The entries, submitted under this year’s poetry category, reflect steady participation from writers across the…
France plans travel ban on Kanye West over Anti-Semitism
Frank Okon French authorities are exploring a potential ban on Kanye West performing in Marseille, as opposition grows over the rapper’s history of antisemitic remarks. West, now known as Ye, is scheduled to perform at the Stade Vélodrome on June…
NLNG rebrands Nigeria Prizes for Literature, Science, Creative Arts
Sopuruchi Omnwuka Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited has unveiled new visual brand identities for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, The Nigeria Prize for Science, and the newly introduced The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts; marking a new phase in the evolution…
