Creative Industry

Runsewe Call For Unity As Creative Sector’s 13 sub-committees Begin Work Today

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6 years ago

September 4, 2020

Ahead of the inauguration of the creative industry’s sub-committees on the post-COVID-19 initiative, the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Segun Runsewe, has urged collaboration among industry stakeholders to make Nigeria Africa’s enviable cultural and tourism destination.

A list of 13 sub-units for the Post-COVID-19 Initiative Committee on the Creative Industry has been released by NCAC ahead of their virtual inauguration at 11 am today, September 4, 2020.

The wide-range committees released by the initiative’s national secretariat include Tourism/Hospitality, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Writers and Publishers, Entertainment, Musicians, Motion Pictures, Exhibition Organisers, Fashion Industry, and Industry Reporters.

Others are Digital Marketing and Content Development, Institutional Representation and Creative Industry Finance Support Group.

Runsewe, who is also the chairman of the Central Working Committee, said the committees’ duties are to evaluate reports of the creative committee and indicate peculiar sectorial challenges.

They are also to suggest immediate and long-term implementation designs, recommend action plans that will galvanize the sector to improve service delivery, and suggest tax relief and waivers that could benefit all stakeholders.

According to him, the committees’ virtual inauguration today will kick start the practical phase of the implementation agenda. He urged all hands on deck to deliver a brand new industry built on solid ground.

“We are doing our best from here, believing that the sub-committees captured all sectors and segments of the industry,” Runsewe said. “We, therefore, expect very well-thought-out feedback and enjoin all those privileged to be members not to think themselves above others but work and behave as true representatives of the sectors listed

Courtesy of Metrofile

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Creative Industry

CAFA Targets $500bn Fashion Economy At Canex Wknd 2026

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1 week ago

November 1, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Confederation of African Fashion (CAFA) will present its roadmap to grow Africa’s fashion economy from an estimated $30 billion to $500 billion at CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos.

Marking its first anniversary on November 5, CAFA will unveil a joint stand with the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, formerly the National Arts Theatre, on November 5, 2026.

CAFA President, Aare (Prof.) Lai Labode, said the institution works with African governments to align sourcing, production, trade and intellectual property policies, ensuring African creativity generates greater value for African businesses and communities.

Nigeria became the first country to sign the African Fashion Industry Growth Charter on November 5, 2025, when the Honourable Minister Barr. Hannatu Musa Musawa signed on behalf of the Federal Government.

Speaking ahead of the unveiling, Minister Musawa said: “Afroliganza seeks to build a structured, values-driven fashion economy rooted in African heritage, led by African institutions, and positioned for global impact.”

On employment potential, the minister emphasized that Investment in fashion will create millions of jobs, particularly for women and youth.

Registered in Rwanda, with an office in Kigali and a desk at the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, CAFA is also working with Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards African Union adoption of the Charter. Rwanda is progressing towards becoming its second participating country and the first in East Africa.

Its first year saw fifty nations gather at the Egbaliganza-Lisabi Festival in Abeokuta and a signed MoU with Türkiye’s ASRIAD.

CAFA’s programmes promote processing African raw materials into finished apparel locally. ‘Own What We Create’ addresses intellectual property protection, while the CAFA Certified Seal and CAFA Heritage Mark support standards and authenticity. African Global Fashion Houses are currently being established across international markets.

The African Global Fashion Games will debut in Nigeria in 2028, bringing designers together under national colours. Held every three years, the Games will alternate between African and international hosts, combining competition with investor meetings, deal signings and policy discussions. Its Instant Craft event gives competing nations identical materials and a fixed clock, placing skill at the centre of the contest.

CAFA is inviting creatives, fashion designers, artisans, diplomats, economists, investors and policymakers to its CANEX stand. Visitors can explore the roadmap, ask questions and identify opportunities to contribute through design, manufacturing, investment, research, trade and international partnerships. The stand will be open daily from November 5 to 8.

CAFA calls on the African Union to adopt the Charter, and governments to sign the Games Register and form national teams.

“Fashion has always told the world who Africa is. Now Africa will decide what fashion pays,” Aare Prof. Lai Labode said.

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