Upon the successful hosting of its annual Arts, Culture and Heritage (ACH) Creatives Workshop in the South-South and the North Central zones of Nigeria, Johnson Community Support Initiative (JCSI), a tech-driven creative arts advocacy organization, has announced the South West zone as its next port of call for this arts program.
In a communiqué issued last weekend by the Creative Director of the non-governmental organization (NGO), Mr. Akinwale Johnson Ogundipe, while receiving a post-workshop report from Unity School, Kubwa, Abuja, the second secondary school in Nigeria, where the annual JCSI ACH Creatives Workshop was held in June 2025. The Abuja-based NGO had launched this arts program in Agbor, Delta State, in April 2025.
According to Mr. Ogundipe, “Having successfully rolled out the JCSI ACH Creatives Workshop at Higher Everyday British School in Agbor and now in Unity School in Kubwa, Abuja, we look forward to the next leg of the workshop scheduled for Lagos State, in the final quarter of this year. And from there, we would engage other secondary school partners for the program in the South East, North West and North East.”
“I use this opportunity to thank The Leap Bradford CIC and its partners, the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Arts Council England (Creative People and Places) for supporting this workshop in Agbor and Abuja designed to inspire secondary school students across Nigeria to embrace our indigenous arts and culture sector not only for entertainment but also as a credible platform for building a successful career. We also appreciate the management of Higher Everyday British School Agbor and Unity School Kubwa, Abuja, for establishing the student-led ACH Creatives Club in their respective institutions.”
At the ACH Creatives Workshop in Abuja, the Program Director of JCSI, Mrs. Tonia Dabiri-Mpamugo, said that, “Our mission is to help to project all that is beautiful about our country, tapping into the fresh and original mind of young school children. We had set out to open the eyes of these youths at Unity School Abuja to see how they can build a successful career in the arts: music, movies, painting, etc, especially in our world of today that is increasingly ruled by artificial intelligence and tech in general. And we are pleased to see the enthusiasm and passion exhibited by the students during the workshop.”
The FCT Arts and Culture Secretariat was represented at the event by its Head of Culture Education and Orientation Division, Mrs. Eucharia Ukachukwu, who noted that with the creation of a Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy by the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria is set to grow in its global clout in the creative industry world.”
While commending JCSI for sponsoring not only the workshop but also providing the early funds for the establishment of Unity School ACH Creatives Club, the Principal of the school, Mrs. Chinyere Osuagwu, said “We feel elated that our school was chosen as the second in Nigeria and the first in the FCT and the entire North Central Zone for this amazing program.”
Mr. Frederick Apeji
Country Event Partner
Johnson Community Support Initiative (JCSI) ACH Creatives Program
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