Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The National Assembly Joint Committee on Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy to make the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Art (formerly known as the National Arts Theatre) fully functional to boost revenue generation.

The committee, comprising senators and members of the House of Representatives, expressed concern about the underutilisation of the national monument, noting that the country is losing substantial revenue from a monument that should ordinarily serve as a major tourist centre.

The Chairman of the joint committee, Ogoshi Onawo, made the remarks when the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Creative ...