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Who supports art and the creative economy.

Government ministries and agencies, and programmes like Afreximbank's CANEX, that fund, train, protect and promote artists, collectors and creative businesses. OxiArt lists them so you know where to go; we are not part of them and do not speak for them.

Programme · Pan-African

Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX)

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Afreximbank's programme for Africa's creative and cultural industries: financing, market access, deal-making and skills for creative businesses in Africa and the diaspora. Its yearly CANEX WKND gathers creators, buyers, investors and governments; the 2026 edition took place in Lagos (5 to 8 November 2026). Afreximbank has committed US$2 billion to the creative and cultural industries through 2027.

  • Financing for creative businesses
  • CANEX WKND: exhibitions, markets and the Deal Room
  • Creative Economy Finance Summit
  • Prizes, accelerators and competitions
  • Trade and investment promotion for African cultural goods

For: Artists, galleries, creative businesses, investors and governments

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Details checked by OxiArt on 13 Nov 2026.

Government ministry · Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE)

Federal Government of Nigeria

The federal ministry responsible for Nigeria's arts, culture, tourism and creative economy, formed in 2024 when the Federal Ministry of Tourism was merged with the Ministry of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy. The Minister is Hannatu Musa Musawa. Its mandate is an enabling environment for Nigeria's arts, culture and tourism and growth of the creative economy.

  • Policy for art, culture, tourism and the creative economy
  • National festivals and cultural events
  • Cultural diplomacy and exchanges
  • Work on intellectual property and incentives for creatives
  • The agencies for tourism, museums and culture

For: Artists, cultural institutions, tourism and creative businesses

Details checked by OxiArt on 13 Nov 2026.

Government agency · Nigeria

National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM)

Federal Government of Nigeria

The federal agency that runs Nigeria's national museums and protects its monuments and antiquities. Exporting antiquities and some cultural objects from Nigeria needs its clearance.

  • National museums across Nigeria
  • Protection of monuments and heritage sites
  • Export clearance for antiquities and cultural objects

For: Collectors, museums, researchers and visitors

Details checked by OxiArt on 13 Nov 2026.

Government agency · Nigeria

National Gallery of Art (NGA)

Federal Government of Nigeria

The federal agency for the visual arts in Nigeria: it keeps the national collection of modern and contemporary Nigerian art and supports artists and exhibitions.

  • The national collection of modern and contemporary art
  • Exhibitions and artists' programmes

For: Artists, collectors and the public

Details checked by OxiArt on 13 Nov 2026.

Programme · Nigeria

Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE)

Federal Government of Nigeria with Afreximbank, the African Development Bank and others

A Nigerian programme that finances and supports digital and creative enterprises, including through enterprise support organisations around the country.

  • Finance for creative and digital enterprises
  • Business support through enterprise support organisations

For: Young creatives and creative businesses in Nigeria

Details checked by OxiArt on 13 Nov 2026.

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