Compose national song for Nigeria, culture minister tells musicians

The Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, said her ministry was planning to have a national song for the Nigerian brand as part of initiatives to promote the country’s image globally.

She, therefore, urged song writers and music artists from across the country to compose a national song for the country.

Musawa stated this while addressing the ministry’s permanent secretary, directors and senior staff members upon assumption of office in Abuja.

She promised to give her best to the rebranding of Nigeria’s image.

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The minister maintained that the country could no longer be associated with negativity such as poverty, fraud, terrorism and other forms of criminality.

Musawa said to change the nation’s image positively beyond the shores of this country would require the collective support of all well-meaning Nigerians.

She noted that the Nigerian creative industry has come of age and it was time to project it in a new exportable dimension for improved foreign earnings.