Monday, 31 July 2017

Federal Government to Support Talented Youths in Art with Start-Up Loan of N300m




 


   The Federal Government has unveiled plans to support talented youths in the arts sector with N300 million start-up loans.

   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure at the Spoken Words Open All White Finale, a poetry and music platform to encourage talents that held at Onikan, Lagos.
    Mohammed who said that poetry and music performances showed creativity that the government was willing to support, revealed that very soon, they will make information available to Nigerians on how to access these funds.
   According to the minister, the lead poet, Titilope Williams, is one of the hidden exponents of Spoken Word, a form of poetry in Nigeria, adding that he had monitored her works for four years and commended her ability to capture some special issues, cutting across both the social and political sphere intelligently.

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