Creative Industry gets $1m boost

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Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, addressing participants at the Creative Industry Roundtable in Lagos on Monday.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday announced the establishment of a one million dollar Venture Capital to boost the Creative Industry.

The minister made the announcement at the opening of a two-day Creative Industry Financing Conference holding in Lagos.

According to him, 20 people, each investing 50,000 dollars are expected to help make up the required amount.

The minister said so far, five people had volunteered to invest 50,000 dollars each, and expressed the optimism that more investors would come forward.

Mohammed said the Venture Capital would provide seed money for young and talented Nigerians to set up businesses in the Creative Industry.

The minister said that the conference was conceived with a…

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