Minister of Information and Culture, Lai MohammedThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the nation has gradually begun diversifying its economy from oil to the creative industry to boost its internally generated revenue (IGR) and meet international standard.
The minister represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs Grace Gekpe, said this during the grand finale of Queen Moremi Ajasoro (QMA) beauty pageant at Oriental Hotel in Lagos.
NAN reports that the event ended in the early hours of Monday.
The minister said that the government was focusing its attention on developing the creative sector as an alternative means of boosting the nation’s economy.
“The ministry has discovered that the creative industry is an alternative to oil and that is why we are doing a lot to support the sector,” he said
According to him, the creative industry is an area that opens up employment opportunities for the talented youths, thereby, reducing unemployment and possible youthful crimes.
Diversifying from oil to creative industry will boost our economy, says Lai Mohammed
