The Minister of Information and Culture of Nigeria, Mr Lai Mohammed has
said that the creative industry has the potential of getting the country out of
the present economic recession. Mohammed said this on the sidelines of the
premier of the movie; “My Name is Kadi” an entertaining love story intertwined
with solutions to curbing corruption and child talent development.
According to the minister, some countries’ of the world have
improved their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the creative industry. “There
are many countries in the world that have made it from the creative industry;
for instance in California, the GDP is largely dependent on the creative
industry, which is like the fifth in the world. “If we put our efforts to
handle piracy and ensure quality, Nigeria can as well generate huge revenue
from the sector,” Mohammed said. He commended the efforts of practitioners in
the creative industry, adding that they were ahead of the government, and had
projected the country’s entertainment industry to limelight.
Source:Vanguardngr
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