FG meets with Int’l Partners reiterates commitment to plans to generate $100bn from creative economy
The Federal Government is committed to its plan to generate 100 billion dollars from Nigeria’s creative economy.
Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, also said that the government was committed to the creation and sustenance of two million jobs in the sector.
She stated this at the launch of a Project to Advance Evidence-Based Policies to Support Policy Making to Enhance the Contribution of Creative Sectors and Industries to Sustainable Development in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was supported by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
According to the minister, the cultural, creative and tourism sectors are a critical component of our national economy and remains a significant player in our national development.
Musawa, represented by Roshan Nanayakkara, Special Assistant on Monitoring, Evaluation and Heritage, said it was also President Bola Tinubu’s Priority No. 7, tagged: “Accelerate Diversification Through Industrialisation, Digitisation, Creative Arts, Manufacturing & Innovation.”
“The prioritisation of the sectors are reflected in the presidential decision to create a sector specific Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy to enable and develop the sectors for the increase of sectoral GDP contribution by generating $100 Billion and the creation and sustenance of 2 million jobs.
“For this goal to be achieved, our first step is to enable the industry for rapid development through key initiatives outlined in our 8-Point Plan.
“Key amongst the components of this plan is the development of policy and regulatory frameworks for the advancement of the sectors.
“This is significantly reflected in our efforts to ensure the development, review and launch of three separate policies in one year.
“These policies include: the National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS); the National Cultural Policy and the National Tourism Policy,” she said.
She said these key policy frameworks would aim to support their relevant industries by ensuring alignment in objectives, enabling regulations, and adequate government support for the industry.
“Let me assure you, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is focused on ensuring sustained partnerships for national development.
”The president is also keen on creating the right framework that encourages ease of doing business, serves the public interest and helps us attract investment into the cultural, creative and tourism sectors of the economy,” she said.
Mr Abdourahamane Diallo, the Head of Office, UNESCO Abuja Regional Office,
said the EU-UNESCO project was an initiative implemented by UNESCO to support the government, through the ministry, to develop the frameworks for cultural sectors.
According to him, it is about the culture, policy; it is about capacity building of state actors, agencies in the areas of culture and it is also providing a platform for international cooperation in the area of culture and cultural policy.
Mr Gautier Mignot, the Ambassador, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said the project was to strengthen the creative industry and its contribution to sustainable development in the country.(NAN)
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Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
The police in Lagos on Friday, charged two men before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling an 11- year-old girl.
The defendants are: Prince Tomnyie, 40, a businessman, who resides at Agege, and Micheal Adenuga, 24, a furniture maker, who resides at Atere Street in Lekki.
They are standing trial on charges of defilement, and had each pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji told the court that they committed the offence sometimes in December 2024, and September 2025, at Langbasa Ajah and Igbara Lekki, Lagos .
The prosecutor alleged that the victim’s father, had taken his daughter for medical check and it was discovered that the minor had been defiled.
The prosecution alleged that the victim had told her father that his friend, Tomnyie, defiled her sometimes ago.
Ademigbuji alleged that the victim also mentioned the second defendant’s name who lives in their neigbourhood.
The offence contravenes the provisons of section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. A Owolabi, granted the defendants bail in the sum of of N600,000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
He adjourned the case until March 5, for mention. (NAN)
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Report any officer asking for money for release of suspect as Police insist bail is free
Report any officer asking for money for release of suspect as Police insist bail is free
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has insisted that bail is free, and called on the public to report any officer asking for money to release a suspect on bail.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
Adeh spoke in reaction to public outcry that some police officers were demanding money to release suspects on bail in the territory.
She said the report of the erring officers would serve as a deterrent to others, adding that it was fraudulent to demand for money to release a suspect on bail.
Adeh blamed the yielding to such fraudulent demand on ignorance on the part of the victims who refused to stand on their rights.
“A similar case was reported where an officer demanded money to release a suspect on bail and when the matter was reported, we requested for evidence from the victim.
“The evidence was provided because the money was transferred to the officer’s account and actions are being taken on the issue.
“So, I encourage the public to take advantage of the FCT Police Complaint Response Unit (CRU) lines on 08107314192 to report such misconduct with evidence,” she said.
Adeh urged the public to always insist on their rights and refuse any form of payment to release a suspect on bail.(NAN)
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Former President sentenced to five years in prison by Court
Former President sentenced to five years in prison by Court
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for obstruction of justice.
The Seoul Central District Court found that the 65-year-old conservative, with the help of the presidential security service, had tried to prevent his own arrest and deleted multiple documents related to the investigation against him.
Yoon shocked the nation by imposing martial law on December 3, 2024, amid a budget dispute with the opposition, plunging the country into a political crisis.
He justified the drastic measure as necessary to protect South Korea’s democratic order and accused the left-leaning opposition of being infiltrated by communists with ties to China and North Korea, though he provided no evidence for these claims.
In a separate trial, prosecutors have sought the death penalty for Yoon on charges of incitement, with a verdict expected on February 19.
While the death penalty remains legally in force in South Korea, it has not been carried out for nearly 30 years.
Yoon’s actions previously alarmed international investors and led to withheld investments, damaging the reputation of South Korea as a political and economic model for the region.
Since last summer, South Korea has been led by President Lee Jae Myung, a left-leaning centrist and long-time political rival of Yoon. (dpa/NAN)
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