LASG Pledges Support For Creative Industry

• The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, has given assurance that the ministry will continue to identify, encourage and support creative-minded youths in the industry.
• The commissioner gave the assurance when she received the founder of Dhoney Adire and Crafts Nigeria, Miss Doyinmola Olajoye, in her office over the weekend.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, has given assurance that the ministry will continue to identify, encourage and support creative-minded youths in the industry.

The commissioner gave the assurance when she received the founder of Dhoney Adire and Crafts Nigeria, Miss Doyinmola Olajoye, in her office over the weekend.

Akinbile-Yussuf said the 22-year-old entrepreneur would be supported by the ministry to expand her Adire business and train more like-minded youths

She commended the initiative of Olajoye in the area of indigenous creativity and for diversifying into creative household items with diverse designs using the locally made fabric, Adire.

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Appealing to youths to draw inspiration from Olajoye’s creativity, the commissioner emphasised the importance of investing their time and resources in activities that are profitable, rather than being involved in unscrupulous engagements.

The C.E.O Dhoney Adire and Crafts Nigeria, Miss Doyinmola Olajoye, expressed her intention to groom and equip more youths with the skills to make them independent producers of the local fabrics, disclosing that the business is lucrative and does not require huge start-up capital.

She sought the support of the ministry to accommodate more youths who are interested in developing skills in the art of Adire-making through exposure to both the practical and theoretical aspects of the craft.

Miss Olajoye later presented a cup designed with ‘Adire’ and a T-Shirt made from the local fabric to the commissioner.

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