PODE (Issue 22): Culture & Tourism

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is working on the presentation of 3 bills to the National Assembly, as follows:
  • A Bill for the Establishment of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
  • A Bill for the Establishment of a Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON), to provide a self-regulatory framework to guide and standardize the activities of Nigeria’s movie industry
  • A Bill for the Establishment of the Tourism Development Fund (TDF), to provide funds for training and project development
On 23 November Minister Lai Mohammed inaugurated a Technical Committee on the Review of Nigeria’s decade-old National Tourism Development Master Plan.

From the 5th of December 2016, the Ministry will host a sectoral support mission from the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Policy source: Aso Villa Newsletter