The Honourable Minister for the Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has momentously accepted her nomination as a member of the Creative Africa Advisory Group (CAAG) of the African Export-Import Bank @afreximbankofficial .

The appointment is a testament to the Minister’s longstanding dedication to the advancement of the cultural and creative industries in Nigeria and across Africa, in addition to the unprecedented progress that the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy (FMACCE), has made in championing an economic model that leverages the limitless potential of young Nigerians innate creative talents. The Minister is poised to provide strategic guidance and advocacy at the highest levels, ensuring that the objectives of the Creative Africa Programme are met with resounding success.

The Honourable Minister is determined to grasp this opportunity to drive significant growth within Nigeria’s cultural and creative industries, further cementing Nigeria’s status as a global creative hub. By joining CAAG, the Honourable Minister reaffirms the Ministry’s commitment to fostering a robust and dynamic creative sector that showcases Nigeria, and Africa’s, rich cultural heritage, and developing a comprehensive ecosystem where Nigerian creatives can thrive. The African Export-Import Bank’s unrivalled track record on providing strategic direction to the African continent will provide the ideal forum in which to develop the international competitiveness of Nigerian creative enterprises.

This collaboration promises to unlock new financing avenues, technical support, platforms and much more, that will invigorate the creative sector, facilitating cross-continental trade and ultimately usher in a new era of transformative success for the creative industry, thereby delivering on key aspects of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.

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