The Federal
Government on Wednesday set up a committee of industry stakeholders to advise
it on the best way to mitigate the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the
creative industry.
Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known on Wednesday
during a meeting with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, BON.
Mohammed also
announced the appointed members of the committee, noting that the industry
needs a collective and government-supported approach in dealing with the
immediate, short and long term solutions to mitigate the effect of the pandemic
on the sector.
He said that the
Government has decided to set up the committee made up of industry stakeholders
to look into the best way to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on the
industry.
It will advise the
Government on how to mitigate job and revenue losses in the sector as well as
to create succour for the industry small businesses
The committee will
also suggest the type of taxation and financing that is best for the industry
at this time to encourage growth
They are expected to
advise the Government on any other measure or measures that can be undertaken
to support the industry.
Accordingly, the
minister named members of the committee to include,
Ali Baba – Comedy,
Film, and TV (Chairman); Bolanle Austen Peters – Film and Performing Arts
(TerraKulture); Charles Novia – Television and Independent Producer(TeenTV);
Segun Arinze- Actor and Producer; Ali Jita – Actor and Musician; Baba Agba –
Film Director (BCI Studios); Kene Okwuosa – Cinema and Distribution
(Filmhouse); Efe Omoregbe – Record labels and Collective rights management
(Hypertek/Now Muzik); Prince Daniel Aboki – Radio and Film (CoolFM/WaZoBia);
Chioma Ude – Streaming (Envivo); Olumade Adesemowo – Television and Platform
(FreeTV); Dare Art Alade – Livespot Entertainment; Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim –
Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON); Anita Eboigbe – News Agency of
Nigeria (Secretary)
He added, “We are
still expecting the representatives of the Fashion, Publishing, Photography as
well as Hospitality and Travel sectors
“The Committee has
four weeks from today to submit its report.”
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