Shettima urges investors to fund African creative businesses

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on investors and financial institutions to provide early funding for African creative businesses, emphasizing that the sector has the potential to become a major source of global companies, employment, and economic growth. Speaking at the opening of the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend 2026 in Lagos, Shettima challenged African creatives to convert their international recognition into commercial agreements, urging them to pursue distribution contracts, investment commitments, and partnerships.

The creative industry, according to Shettima, is an important economic sector and the Federal Government is strengthening intellectual property protection, expanding financing opportunities, and promoting creative trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area.

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