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.
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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