Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former Nigerian Finance Minister, who currently is the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, has applauded Nigeria’s Afrobeat stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, for winning awards at the just concluded 2021 Grammy, saying such services should be encouraged for export in Nigeria.
Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday in Abuja, while meeting with captains of industry sector said with Nigeria’s large number of educated people, it has a comparative advantage in services with rooms to improve and do more.
Damini Ogulu, known as Burna Boy, won the Best Global Music Album category with his `twice as tall’, while Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid won the Best Video for his song with Beyonce.
Okonjo-Iweala portrayed the entertainment industry as a vibrant services sector which is comprised of artists, writers and the new generation of Nigerian musicians, actors and filmmakers.
“Recently Nigeria’s Burna Boy and Wizkid won the Grammy award for their music and I will like to congratulate and applaud them because they were an example of services we can export,” she said.