creative industry
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Africa
IVLP: Stronger Intellectual Property Protections Key to Africa’s Creative Industry Growth
WASHINGTON, July 18 -* As creative industries expand across Africa, the development of robust intellectual property protection and enforcement frameworks is crucial for sustaining their growth. The U.S. Department of State, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), recently hosted eight participants from Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria from June 22 to July 3 as part…
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Entertainment
Nigeria’s creative industry, particularly dance, still under-explored- Kaffy
Nigerian professional dancer, Kafayat Shafau, popularly known as “Kaffy”, on Sunday urged government at all levels to further explore the creative industry for wealth creation. According to her, other sectors of the creative industry like dance and fashion should be upscaled for economic benefit, as focus has been more on film and music. Kaffy, known for her Guinness World Records…
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Features
Revisiting the case for safety nets for Nigeria’s creative industry
Jubal Kanayo writes about the need for an insurance safety net for Nollywood practitioners. In 2015, just as the ‘Happy New year’ wishes toned down and the year began to ease into business as usual, Nigerians got a rude shock. On January 15, it was announced that actor Munachi Obiekwe was dead. Many laughed it off, as the next day,…
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Arts & Culture
Ali Baba Chairs Post-COVID-19 Creative Industry Committee
As part of moves to reposition the nation’s economy post the Coronavirus era, the Minister of Information & Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, performed the virtual inauguration of the Post-COVID-19 Initiatives Committee for the Creative Industry, calling on all members of the industry to support the committee in the interest of the industry. While inaugurating the committee, Mohammed explained…
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