NIJ Holds Cultural Day

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism held its cultural day today. It was the day two of its annual students week with different cultural presentations and a lecture delivered by Mr Segun Adefila.

Students of the Institute, decked in different cultutral attires gathered in the main auditorium for the event that started with Mr Adefila delivering a lecture on maintaining and promoting our indigenous languages and culture as according to him '' it is the only thing we can take abroad to sell.''

Students at the event.

After delivering his lectutre, his Cultural Troupe made a dramatic presentation that echoed how far we have come as a nation since independence and how we have failed in developing our nation. The Cultural Troupes'  also portrayed all the problems we are currently facing as a nation and it rounded up its presentation with a vivid demonstration of how we can exploit our diversity and natural resources as a nation to achieve development.Their presentation was informative,educative and entertaining.

                                             The Cultural Troupe Performing at the event.
In his remarks, the HOD Mass Communication, Mr Jide Johnson acknowledged that the presentation was ''the best he had ever seen in his life so far'' and that he was very grateful to the Cultural Troupe and Mr Adefila for a job well done.After the cultural Troupes presentation, there were presentation from other groups and individual students of the institution which was closely followed by a group dance by lecturers and organisers of the event.

                                         Mr Gbemile presenting the award to Mr Segun Adefila.
This years cultural day was rounded off by Mr Gbemile, the chairman of the organising committee who presented an award to Mr Segun Adefila in recognition of his contribution to our indigenous cultural development.

By Chris Imaralu.

Photos by Chris.