Federal Gov’t Backs AFRIMA 2025, Inaugurates LOC

Africa is set for another unforgettable celebration of music, culture, and creativity as President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the 2025 edition of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), which will take place in Lagos from November 25-30.

The president’s endorsement came in response to a letter from the African Union Commission (AUC) requesting Nigeria’s collaboration for the next edition of the prestigious event.

As a follow up on the president’s nod, the federal government swung into action through the Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs by setting up an Inter-ministerial Local Organising Committee (LOC) to work with the official Host City, Lagos, African Union and the International Committee of AFRIMA to plan and deliver a remarkable event under the theme: “Unstoppable Africa”.

At the inauguration of the LOC in Abuja last Wednesday, the creative ministry said it was ready to work with the Lagos State government and the International Committee of AFRIMA to host what it described as the best AFRIMA yet.

The ministry said AFRIMA aligns with President Tinubu’s vision of leveraging the creative industry as a key driver of economic growth, national development and social re-engineering.

Also at the event, the ministry’s director of Entertainment and Creative Economy, Mrs. Ugochi Akudo-Nwosu, conveyed Tinubu’s approval and praised his support for the industry.

“On behalf of the minister and the permanent secretary of the ministry and our agencies, we appreciate the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for granting us the opportunity, Nigeria opportunity, to host this historic event during this administration, and we also thank the minister for providing a platform for us to collaborate with AFRIMA for this event to come true in November this year, and the minister of Foreign Affairs as well, that is co-chair with our minister, to make this dream come to pass,” she said.

The president and executive producer of AFRIMA, Mike Dada, expressed appreciation to the government for its prompt response and support.