The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said the project aimed at revamping the National Arts Theatre is costing the Bankers’ Committee $100m.
Emefiele said this during the Dubai UAE Expo 2020 event in Dubai on Friday night.
While thanking President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the Bankers’ Committee the opportunity to revamp the National Arts Theatre, Emefiele said, the National Art Theatre can contain in a particular gathering at least 7,500 people.
The CBN boss revealed that the aim of revamping is to build infrastructure to support the creative industry in Nigeria.
Emefiele also noted that this was meant to make it possible for young and talented youths in the creative industry to raise finance to establish or grow their businesses.
