The Federal Government has unveiled plans to support talented youth in the arts sector with N300 million start-up loans.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, revealed this at the ‘Spoken Words Open All White Finale.’
At the poetry and music platform which encourages talents, Mohammed announced that poetry and music performances showed creativity that the government was willing to support.
“We have succeeded in securing a N300 million loan from the Bank of Industry to support young talents in the arts sector.
Very soon, we are going to make available information to Nigerians how to access these funds.
These loans are for start-ups to support young artists in the creative industry.
Spoken word is a form of poetry and a lot of talents have been displayed here tonight.”
Lai Mohammed indicated that he had monitored the lead poet, Mrs Titilope Williams, who is one of the hidden exponents of “Spoken Word’’, a form of poetry in Nigeria.
Adding that she has the ability to capture some special issues, both social and political, intelligently.
“This is what makes this country what it is; as an abode of abundant talents and creativity and we must, as a government, try to support it.
Reflecting on one of the poems, “Who am I?,” the minister commended the sequence of the narrative that captured the efforts of black women and the prominence of African civilisation.
“She has been able to invoke in us, things to be proud of our qualities.’’
