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Musawa: Interior Design Industry Generates N30bn Annually For Nigeria’s Economy
Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hanatu Musawa, has lauded the interior design industry for contributing N30 billion annually to Nigeria’s economy, saying it occupied a unique position in the country’s creative space.
She stated this on Tuesday in her keynote address at the 2026 Interior Design Summit held in Abuja, where she was represented by the Special Assistant to the President on Arts and Culture, Moriam Ajaga.
She lauded the Interior Designers Association of Nigeria ( IDAN) FCT Chapter for organising the Summit as well as Nigeria’s leading professional body of interior designers, IDAN, for hosting the first ever African Culture and Design Festival on the continent in addition to advocating curriculum reform and professional standards.
Musawa noted that under President Bola Tinubu, the creative economy had been elevated as a genuine driver of natural development, given that Nigeria has climbed 16 places on the Global Soft Power Index.
“This is proof that when culture is taken seriously, at the highest level of government, the world takes notice.The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy has built on this foundation with deliberate action. Four high-level drafting committees have been inaugurated to design policy and financing frameworks across the creative sectors, including design.
“The ministry’s 2023 Nigeria Everywhere strategy is embedding our creative industries into Nigeria’s global brand.We are also working to ensure that Nigerian designers have permission for Nigerian spaces. Government buildings, federal institutions, and public institutions should be showcases for our homegrown design excellence,” Musawa said.
She noted that discussions were ongoing around grants, tax incentives for design mechanisms, and investment readiness programmes, noting the ministry recognises item advocacy for the structures.
In her remarks, IDAN founder, Titi Ogufere, said this year’s theme: “Balancing Nature, Culture and Technology in the Digital Age” could not be more relevant given the unprecedented technological advancement being witnessed across the world, as well as the growing desire to reconnect with nature, preserve cultural identity and create spaces that support human wellbeing.
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