Top 10 Nigerian Films Waiting To Be Made and the Recommended Directors
1. Arrow of God, the film adaptation of the classic novel by the great Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe of blessed memory. Arrow of God is the second most highly acclaimed novel of Achebe and in fact I rate it higher than his debut novel Things Fall Apart that made him famous. He said he could not choose between Arrow of God and Things Fall Apart, because both novels were too precious to him.
The
novel centers on Ezeulu, the chief priest of several Igbo villages in
Colonial Nigeria, who confronts colonial powers and Christian
missionaries in the 1920s.
The phrase "Arrow of God" is drawn from an
Igbo proverb in which a person, or sometimes an event, is said to
represent the will of God. Arrow of God won the first ever Jock
Campbell/New Statesman Prize for African writing Recommended Director: Newton Aduaka
2. Man of the People, the film adaptation of one of the first novels on modern politics in Nigeria by Chinua Achebe. Click here for more on the novel. Recommended Director: Zik Zulu Okafor
New Education Program Targets 2 Million Children in Nigeria
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- More than 2 million children in three critical Northern
Nigerian states will be the target of a new program to improve reading
skills and increase access to basic education, Creative Associates
International announced today. (www.CreativeAssociatesInternational.com)
Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the five-year program called the Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) will improve states' ability to provide both greater access and higher quality basic education in formal and non-formal schools—especially for girls, out-of-school children and other marginalized groups.
Led by Creative Associates International, NEI+ will be implemented in the Northern states of Bauchi and Sokoto. A third state will be announced.
"By strengthening the educational system itself and working closely with
teachers, parents, communities and civic society organizations, NEI+
will ensure both short-term and long-term benefits to schools and the
students they serve," says Creative's Semere Solomon, who will direct the program.
Solomon notes that 30 percent of school-aged children in Northern Nigeria do not have access to basic education. This is attributed to a combination of cultural beliefs, lack of educational facilities and insecurity as a result of the insurgency.
Learning outcomes are also poor for a variety of reasons. For example, pre-service institutes in Nigeria do not have early grade reading instruction in their curriculum. Furthermore, existing educational materials—which are already in short supply—do not incorporate modern pedagogical approaches.
Federal, state and local education authorities have agreed to participate in the five-year NEI+ project. More than 30 Nigerian local nongovernmental organizations will be involved in the program.
Partnering with Creative are three U.S.-based international organizations—Education Development Center, Florida State University, Overseas Strategic Consulting—and four local organizations—Value Minds, Association for Education Development Options, Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All and the Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria.
Creative's years of work in Nigeria
Creative has been working on a variety of specialized development projects in Nigeria for more than a decade.
"NEI+ builds on Creative's programmatic and operational strengths in
the region, including our extensive relationships with communities,
NGOs, traditional and religious leaders and government officials," says
Creative President Leland Kruvant. "We are honored that USAID selected Creative to carry out this important project in this vital region of Africa."
In addition to NEI+, Creative is also implementing a USAID-funded
initiative to support internally displaced students in three Nigerian
states. More than 2.2 million Nigerians have been displaced from their
places of origin, the largest concentration in Africa, as a result of the insurgency.
Launched in 2014, Education Crisis Response program
is expanding access to quality and protective non-formal education and
alternative education opportunities for out-of-school children ages 6 to
17 and reducing the burden on local schools already stretched thin by
limited resources.
It is implemented by Creative and the International Rescue Committee
(IRC), along with local nongovernmental organizations, such as Civil
Society Action Coalition on Education for All and the Federation of
Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria.
About Creative
Creative Associates International works with underserved communities by sharing expertise and experience in education, economic growth, governance and transitions from conflict to peace.
Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has active projects in more than 15 countries. Since 1977, it has worked in nearly 90 countries and on almost every continent. Recognized for its ability to work rapidly, flexibly and effectively in conflict-affected environments, Creative is committed to generating long-term sustainable solutions to complex development problems.
Started by four enterprising women with diverse backgrounds, Creative has grown to become one of the leaders among the U.S. private sector implementers of global development projects. Creative is minority owned and operated.
SOURCE Creative Associates International CONTACT: Michael J. Zamba, Senior Director of Communications,
Creative Associates International,
www.CreativeAssociatesInternational.com, MichaelZ@CreativeDC.com RELATED LINKS http://www.CreativeAssociatesInternational.com
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The Time for the Establishment of Endowment Fund in All Nigerian Universities is Now
Times are changing fast in Nigeria and with the unpredictable future in our economy, the Federal and State governments are faced with competing priorities as it relate to share of funding and resources.
Nigerian higher institutions, the public universities in particular, for far too long the government remains the main source of university funding. Now that the nation is experiencing severe economic downturn, our universities must begin to look inward and outward for alternative sources of funding to meet the cost of running a quality university.
Basic Policy and Practice Tips for Ministers of the Buhari Administration
Just
as President Muhammadu Buhari looks to new partnership with the
Nigerian people our hope is that in your capacity as a CHANGE Minister
you will help to thoroughly bring reform and plant real democracy within
the society.
Travel & Tourism Generated More Than US$7.6 Trillion and Created 277 Million Jobs
WTTC Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2015
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is the global authority on the economic and social contribution of Travel & Tourism. WTTC promotes sustainable growth for the sector, working with governments and international institutions to create jobs, to drive exports and to generate prosperity.
Travel & Tourism’s impact on the economic and social development of a country can be enormous; opening it up for business, trade and capital investment, creating jobs and entrepreneurialism for the workforce and protecting heritage and cultural values. To fully understand its impact, however, governments, policy makers and businesses around the world require accurate and reliable data on the impact of the sector. Data is needed to help assess policies that govern future industry development and to provide knowledge to help guide successful and sustainable Travel & Tourism investment decisions.
For 25 years, WTTC has been quantifying the economic impact of Travel & Tourism. This year, the 2015 Annual Economic Reports cover 184 countries and 25 regions of the world, including, for the first time, the Pacific Alliance.
Travel & Tourism generated US$7.6 trillion (10% of global GDP) and 277 million jobs (1 in 11 jobs) for the global economy in 2014. Recent years have seen Travel & Tourism growing at a faster rate than both the wider economy and other significant sectors such as automotive, financial services and health care. Last year was no exception. International tourist arrivals also surged, reaching nearly 1.14billion and visitor spending more than matched that growth. Visitors from emerging economies now represent a 46% share of these international arrivals (up from 38% in 2000), proving the growth and increased opportunities for travel from those in these new markets.
The sector faces challenges every year and this year is likely to be no different. The weakness and potential volatility of many currencies against the US dollar and a deep recession in Russia, a key outbound market, will slow outbound spending in line with slower world trade overall in 2015. However, falling oil prices will
bring significant improvements for net oil importers in 2015, easing upward pressure on living costs, increasing disposable household incomes and domestic consumer spending, and lowering air fares. As a result, Travel & Tourism expansion is forecast to continue at a stronger rate than last year, with the total contribution to GDP expected to increase by 3.7%. New destinations and investment opportunities will also continue to emerge as tourism becomes increasingly affordable across the developing world. This growth will require countries to adopt a concerted and coordinated approach to talent planning and development between their industry, governments and educational institutions to ensure they fulfil their potential in the years ahead. WTTC is proud to continue to provide this clear and empirical data in order to help both public and private bodies make the right decisions for the future growth of a sustainable Travel & Tourism sector.
David Scowsill President & CEO WTTC
http://www.wttc.org/-/media/files/reports/economic%20impact%20research/countries%202015/brazil2015.pdf
TOP NEWS OF THE DAY Afrinolly Launches Biggest GSM Market For Nollywood And African Entertainment
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Afrinolly Launches the Biggest GSM Market for Nollywood and African Entertainment
Afrinolly
Limited the developers of Afrinolly; the most downloaded mobile
application (App) for African entertainment enthusiasts to watch African
movies, movie trailers, short films and music videos is launching the
Afrinolly MarketPlace, a first of its kind pay per view online Global System for Mobile (GSM)
platform for Nollywood, the US$5billion Nigerian film industry and for
other African movies, short films and TV series.
The Deputy President of South Africa, Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa who is a former chairman of MTN has said that MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-phone company must pay the US$5.2 billion fine in Nigeria, because MTN must follow the rules in countries where it does business, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
“We will obviously be taking note of what is happening with a view of seeing how the company involved responds and reacts in this matter,” Ramaphosa told lawmakers in Cape Town on Wednesday. “We would like our companies to comply with the laws and regulations of countries where they operate, without violating those.”
MTN and the other three GSM service providers, including Globacom, Airtel and Etisalat operating in Nigeria signed an agreement that set the fine at 200,000 naira (about $1,000) for each unregulated SIM card in 2011. The regulations are aimed at helping law enforcement and security forces to track criminals.
MTN has 62 million subscribers in Nigeria, which is the biggest market of the GSM company. The NCC has given MTN until November 16, 2015, to pay the US$5.2 billion fine.
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