The NationalCouncil for Arts and Culture has advised Nigerians to focus more on beingunited, discard ethnicity and religious bias. The Council’sDirector General, Olusegun Runsewe who gave the advice while speaking in Lagos,said ethnicity and religious bigotry were the major factors dividing Nigerians. According tothe DG, the nation’s 59 independence anniversary should be astrong turning point for Nigerians to come together. He said that theyshould face the reality and believe in the nation’s potential which cutacross all sectors of the economy. Runsewe notedthat individuals, regardless of their ethnic groups and religions, mustcome together and make the nation greater than it was. He also urgedNigerians to stop projecting other cultures better than the nation’s sayingthat Nigerian culture is richer, modest and in all sense more attractivethan other cultures.