The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has lauded the leading role being played by women in the country’s creative industry.<\/p>\n
The Minister gave the commendation at the opening of the 2019 Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos on Sunday.<\/p>\n
He hailed the organizers of AFRIFF, which was founded by a woman, Chioma Ude, for using this year’s edition to celebrate women, hence the theme of the event, ‘Shero’.<\/p>\n
Alhaji Mohammed identified Genevieve Nnaji\u2019s \u2018Road to Yesterday\u2019, Bolanle Austen Peter\u2019s \u2018The Bling Lagosians\u2019, \u2018Waka The Musical\u2019, Saro The Musical\u2019 as well as \u2018Fela and the Kalakuta Queens\u2019, and Mo Abudu\u2019s \u2018The Wedding Party 1 and 2 as some of the movies and stage shows produced by women, which made waves in the creative and entertainment industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring our first tenure in office, I attended a number of movie premieres, stage performances and other creative industry events and it\u2019s amazing that a whole lot of them were produced by women.\u201d<\/p>\n
“I therefore wish to implore the women of the Creative Industry not to relent in showing the way in this great industry,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Minister assured that the federal government will continue to support the Creative Industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe evidence of our support can be seen clearly, whether in granting the industry the pioneer status or improving access to long-term, low-cost financing for entrepreneurs and investors in the Creative Industry and the Information Technology Sectors through the CBN\u2019s Creative Industry Financing Initiative (CIFI).<\/p>\n
\u201cBeyond that, we plan to finalize work on the Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON) Bill in order to create a proper regulatory environment for the sub-sector that has put Nigeria\u2019s name on the global map, thus attracting the much-needed investment to the industry, and also establish the Endowment Fund for the Arts to create a legal framework for the financing of the Creative Industry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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