Firm Champions funding for Nigerian creative industry

A financial Services firm, Woodhall Capital, has broadened boundaries for Nigerian creative brands to access funding. Its president and founder, Moji Hunponu-Wusu, dropped the hint during a chat at the second edition of Lagos Canvas, a platform to celebrate and bridge music, film, fashion, and art, held at the residence of the Deputy British High Commissioner in Ikoyi, Lagos.

“Nobody is coming to save us if we don’t stand up and build our own table. And as I always say, if not me, who? And if not now, when? All the countries we admire, their forefathers paid the price for the success and the amazing things that you see. We are someone else’s forefathers, so we will pay the price. Home is where the solution is, and if not Woodhall Capital, who will do it?” she remarked.
 
The Woodhall Capital boss added: “A Creative Bank becomes necessary because, oftentimes, I see creatives validated only when they achieve success overseas. We can have a number one hit song here, but we have been programmed to believe it is a success only when people abroad validate us. This is because funding dictates the direction of what you do. And so now, there is African funding through Woodhall Capital.”