THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Thursday proposed the creation of a Presidential Task Force on ‘Detty December.’
Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the council meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu, at the Council Chamber, presidential Villa, Abuja.
The minister explained that the new inter‑agency body will coordinate Nigeria’s fast‑growing end‑of‑year tourism and festival economy.
Musawa said the initiative would unify federal and state efforts to position Nigeria, especially Lagos, as a major global December destination.
She explained that the Council also approved the adoption of key national tourism brands, including “Naija Season”, developed by the National Council for Arts and Culture, which curates festivals and cultural events across all 36 states from January to December.
“The second memo was the development of adoption of the tourism brands. Of course, we know Detty December is just around the corner, as it actually started in Lagos and homecoming East capital vibes, and there’s a very big one called Naija season.
So these brands have been adopted as a national catalyst for tourism and creative industry, and it becomes a presidential initiative for Detty December.
“We have asked the President to establish a Presidential Task Force on dirty December,” she explained.
According to her, the Federal Government will also provide institutional support to Lagos State, which hosts the highest concentration of December festivals, concerts and inbound diaspora traffic.
