He stated this during the week following the announcement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that the national edifice is to be renovated in a joint agreement with the Central Bank of Nigeria , and the Bankers Committee with N21billion.
He said: “This is a landmark approval because it has paved the way for investment in the creative industry as part of the resolve of this government to create at least one million jobs in the next three years from the creative industry. “The CBN through the Bankers Committee is willing to invest N21.894billion to renovate the National Theatre, refurbish it and run it profitably,” Mohammed explained.