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Arts and Culture in 2020
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By Prisca Sam-Duru
It is hard to point at a particular period or year in modern history that has shaped humanity the way the year 2020 has. No thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In addition to the global crisis, insecurity, the ENDSARS protest, poor economy, corruption in form of looting of the nation’s treasury by politicians, and hunger, made the ended year a most challenging one for Nigerians. All this no doubt, impacted negatively on every sector, leaving the art and culture sector, the hardest hit.
By the end of 2019, most art and culture producers and promoters had strategized on how to improve upon their earlier performances in 2020, but the arrival of the Coronavirus which is still ravaging the world punctuated their plans. ....

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How Jos 2020 changed Plateau State culture narrative


Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong (second from left); Minister of Women Affairs Minister, Dame Pauline Tallen (left) and Otunba Segun Runsewe, DG, National Council for Arts & Culture, during the opening ceremony of the 2020 NAFEST… recently
When Plateau State was granted hosting right for the recently held National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST 2020), many were skeptical about safety of visitors considering ugly reports of violece and ethnic skirmishes that had coloured the state’s narratives in recent years. But at the close of events contingents commended the people of the state for finally embracing peace.
No doubts, one of the achievements of the just concluded feast was the ability to change the ugly narratives about Plateau State. ....

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