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Harnessing Nigeria’s Soft Power (A Memo to Minister Hannatu Musawa)
By JULIUS OGUNRO We are in the golden age of Nigeria’s cultural and creative dominion of Africa. From Cape Town to Cairo, and Blantyre to Bamako, everyone is dancing to Nigeria’s afro beats, watching our film stars on television, or consuming one of the varieties of the country’s creative productions. So steeply has Nigeria’s artistic influence grown that no party or show on the continent is complete without the music of Burna Boy, Davido, or Rema. Also, Daniel Etim Effiong, Funke Akindele, Timi Egbuson, and other film stars are constantly on Africa’s screens and are easily recognizable in far-flung places…