Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy
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The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE) is a federal government ministry responsible for developing Nigeria's arts, culture, tourism, heritage, and creative industries as drivers of economic growth, job creation, and national identity. It was established by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in August 2023 and was later expanded through the merger of the former Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy in October 2024.
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Item Open Access A $170.6 million route to institutional capital now exists for Nigeria's technology and creative businesses.(X Corp., 2026-07-10) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival press record documenting the establishment of a $170.6 million iDICE Fund of Funds financing framework for Nigeria's tech and creative sectors, supported by $85.3 million in Federal Government anchor capital and matching private investment raised by Kuramo Capital Management.Item Open Access 80–90 cinemas. 300 screens. 200 million people.(X Corp., 2026-07-09) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival record documenting an insight from the Ministry's CCI Mapping Report on physical infrastructure gaps within Nigeria's film industry, highlighting the contrast between Nollywood's high volume production and domestic cinema screen capacity.Item Open Access Twenty-eight bronzes, home.(X Corp., 2026-07-09) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival press entry documenting the restitution of 28 Benin Bronzes from Swiss institutions to Nigeria, alongside the signing of a bilateral cultural agreement under the 1970 UNESCO Convention.Item Open Access CBAAC: guarding Africa's story, one artefact at a time.(X Corp., 2026-07-09) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival record detailing the historical origins, mandate, and recent international collaboration of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), highlighting an MoU signing with the Cinémathèque suisse following a visit by Swiss Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider.Item Open Access 7,864 people applied to Cohort 1. 185 are now building.(X Corp., 2026-07-09) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival promotional entry issued by the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy announcing the call for applications for Cohort 2 of the Founders Lab programme under the iDICE Startup Bridge initiative.Item Open Access The Deeper Mapping begins today. 22 new insights from Nigeria's creative, cultural, and tourism economies - surfacing what the first 58 didn't fully cover.(X Corp., 2026-07-07) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival record detailing the commencement of the "Deeper Mapping" insight series by the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, highlighting job creation performance metrics across Nigeria's creative and cultural sectors.Item Open Access Cross River State holds one of Nigeria's most complete tourism propositions.(X Corp., 2026-07-01) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival entry from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report highlighting Cross River State's established tourism assets, featuring the Calabar Carnival and the Cross River National Park as fully formed tourism products that require enhanced international visibility and air connectivity.Item Open Access Plateau State offers something genuinely distinctive: a cooler highland climate that drives outdoor recreation, retreat tourism, and weekend leisure.(X Corp., 2026-07-01) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival entry from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report highlighting Plateau State's unique temperate highland climate and rich cultural heritage, positioning Jos as one of Nigeria's oldest arts cities, a historic hub for arts education, and a prominent music breeding ground.Item Open Access Benin City is one of the most culturally significant cities in Africa.(X Corp., 2026-07-01) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival entry from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report highlighting Benin City's global cultural importance, driven by the legacy of the Benin Bronzes, ongoing international art restitution dialogues, and the opening of the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA).Item Open Access Lagos remains Nigeria's most visited city. Nightlife, beaches, gastronomy, MICE events, business travel, and entertainment combine to make it the most comprehensive urban tourism offer in the country.(X Corp., 2026-07-01) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)An archival entry from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report confirming Lagos as Nigeria's primary urban tourism hub across multiple categories—nightlife, beaches, gastronomy, MICE, business travel, and entertainment—while contextualizing its market leadership alongside sector-specific growth across other Nigerian regions.Item Open Access Port Harcourt serves two markets simultaneously: the oil and gas corporate sector and a large youth consumer base that has made it one of Nigeria's principal nightlife and event-production hubs.(X Corp., 2026-06-30) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)A press graphic post from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report detailing Port Harcourt's dual role as a corporate travel hub for oil and gas and a major youth-driven event and nightlife city, alongside its emerging food culture and Niger Delta waterfront connectivity.Item Open Access The South-East corridor — Enugu, Awka, and Owerri — is Nigeria's fastest-growing MICE zone outside Lagos and Abuja.(X Corp., 2026-06-30) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)A press graphic from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report positioning the South-East corridor (Enugu, Awka, Owerri) as Nigeria's third-largest MICE destination and fastest-growing meetings zone outside Lagos and Abuja.Item Open Access The Ilashe-Lekki-Badagry coastal corridor is identified in the Ministry's mapping as Nigeria's strongest unrealised tourism asset.(X Corp., 2026-07-01) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)A social media entry from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report highlighting the Ilashe-Lekki-Badagry coastal corridor as Nigeria's premier undeveloped tourism asset, outlining key requirements for strategic investment across marine mobility, safety, regulation, and anchor attractions.Item Open Access Cross River State holds one of Nigeria's most complete tourism propositions.(X Corp., 2026-07-01) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)A archival entry from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report highlighting Cross River State's established tourism assets, featuring the Calabar Carnival and the Cross River National Park as fully formed tourism products that require enhanced international visibility and air connectivity.Item Open Access Abuja is the anchor of Nigeria's MICE economy.(X Corp., 2026-06-29) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, Nigeria (@Fmactce_Nigeria)A post highlighting key insights from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report regarding Abuja's role as Nigeria's primary Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) hub, emphasizing its governance, corporate travel base, and potential for expanding leisure tourism.Item Open Access Oyo State is building a leisure and events proposition — parks, resorts, and a youth-oriented recreation market drawing on Ibadan's university population.(X Corp., 2026-06-28) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, NigeriaA post outlining key insights from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report regarding the distinct tourism strategies of Oyo State (leisure, events, and youth recreation) and Ogun State (religious pilgrimage and short-let lodging for Lagos access).Item Open Access Food and Beverage is the single largest sub-sector in Nigeria's tourism economy.(X Corp., 2026-06-27) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, NigeriaA post highlighting insights from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report, focusing on how Nigeria's food culture and the Food and Beverage industry serve as primary drivers for intra-country travel and tourism.Item Open Access With the exception of branded hotels, commercial airlines, and major event venues, Nigeria's tourism economy is built on micro and small enterprises.(X Corp., 2026-06-26) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, NigeriaA post referencing the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report, emphasizing that micro and small enterprises are the operational core of Nigeria's tourism economy, and warning that tourism policy will fail if it only focuses on large operators.Item Open Access In the tourism sector, 49% of respondents identify production as the area of highest growth potential for job creation.(X Corp., 2026-06-28) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, NigeriaA post highlighting data from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report, revealing that 49% of sector respondents view production—rather than marketing or management—as the area with the highest potential for job creation and sustainable employment.Item Open Access Two states. Two entirely distinct tourism propositions. Osun State — anchored by the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove(X Corp., 2026-06-27) Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & The Creative Economy, NigeriaA post highlighting findings from the Ministry's CCI + Tourism Mapping Report, contrasting the unique tourism sectors of two Nigerian states: Osun State's cultural and spiritual heritage travel vs. Delta State's water-based tourism and nightlife.