The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Lagos at the 6th All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA.
AFRIMA is an annual awards event established by the International Committee of AFRIMA in collaboration with African Union to reward and celebrate musical works, talents and creativity around the continent. The minister said creative industry commercialisation would create jobs, reduce crime, be a major source of foreign exchange and reduce the nation’s dependence on oil.Mohammed added that it would rebrand the country internationally and boost the Gross Domestic Product.“We are making cheaper and longer-term financing available for the industry, especially for infrastructural projects, like concert halls across the six geo-political zones of the country.
He said that besides making data cheaper, it would ensure that owners of content make more money from the use of their works. Mohammed said the government would clean up the advertising industry and ensure that proper measurement of content exist and are collated.DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON
Here you go again
Lies! You commercialize what you create. So, what has FG created?
We dont need your commetialization priotization, before you all decide tocensot that with another hate speech law!
Mr lai I greet o
Here we go again with another pr🙄mise
Wait what ever happened in 2019 on this