The global furniture market is expected to generate a turnover of 799.46 billion dollars in 2025. The market is expected to grow at a rate of 3.73% per year, based on the compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2029. The partners said at the press conference that the Design & Innovation exhibition held at the Ecobank Pan African Center would serve as a launching pad for Nigerian creatives in the field of design. For his part, the founder of Design Week, Lagos, Titi Ogufere, called for collaborations and support from the government and financial institutions to empower actors in the design space. For her, the design and innovation exhibition aims to show the possibilities offered by Nigerian manufacturing and creative industries

Ecobank's Head of SMEs, Partnerships and Collaboration, in her comments, reiterated the bank's commitment to improving the lot of small and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria