Creative industry capable of contributing N1trn to national economy — NCC

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says Nigeria’s creative industry is capable of contributing more than N1 trillion annually to the nation’s economy. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Afam Ezekude, said this at the 2012 National Creativity Day Celebration in Abuja. The celebration is an initiative of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to promote Africa’s potential in creative industries. The Creative Africa Initiative was launched in April 2008 at the 12th session of UNCTAD in Accra. The components of the industry include arts and crafts, music, dance, film, painting, advertising and fashion. Represented by a Director at the commission, Mr Mike Akpa, the DG in a paper, said that the study on the potential of the industry was still ongoing. He said preliminary findings indicated that the contributions of the creative industry to the nation’s economy could equal what was accruable in other big sectors annually if properly harnessed.