The Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has renewed his call for the screening of
Nigerian movies in China. The
minister made the request on Thursday in Abuja when he received the Chinese
Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Zhou Pingjian, on a courtesy visit.
He
said the screening of Nollywood movies in China would reciprocate Nigeria’s
gesture towards Chinese movies, which are shown in the country. Mohammed
said it would also be a deliberate strategy to ensuring better understanding
between the two countries and also create market for Nigerian movies in China.
He
described the partnership between Nigeria and China in the area of
infrastructural development as a catalyst for domestic tourism in Africa. I
think China is a good example of how domestic tourism can propel and trigger
the economy and for domestic tourism to prosper, you need improved
infrastructure.
This
is why we are so glad that China is collaborating with Nigeria in the area of
infrastructure such as roads, power and railways. The
minister hailed the bilateral relations between Nigeria and China which he
described as mutual and sincere.
He
noted that China remains one of the strategic partners of Nigeria because of
its genuine commitment and passion towards the country. Mohammed
said the cultural ties between both countries could further be strengthened in
the areas of film and cinematography.
Pingjian
said culture and people-to-people relations were parts of 10 priority areas
which his country was exploring to foster relations with Nigeria. He
said China had opened discussion with the minister towards the building of
Nigeria-China Cultural Centre in Nigeria to further promote cultural ties.
Mohammed
reiterated the commitment of the federal government to ease doing business in
the country.
He
said that the bilateral agreement between his ministry and the British Council
has yielded fruits with the training of 40 Nigerian festival managers by the
Council in February.
No comments:
Post a Comment